Legends in Today's Era

Frazier would have trouble hitting AJ because he was one hand happy and more or less blind in one eye, Ali with extra flab on him was far more open to hooks than AJ is,, Muhammad used to move backwards on the centre line leaving him open to hooks and AJ`s right glove is always held higher than his lead hand, he blocked six hooks from Wlad when he was in trouble after the knockdown from the right hand and Povetkin missed a lot of hooks vs AJ compared to the right hand which landed often, Dempsey`s hook was his best punch and he would have missed AJ with it often, plus as he leaned forwards his head was right there for the jab, Marciano was harder to hit. Ali from the Williams fight would have landed the counter right all night vs AJ. Louis used to set up his right the same way Wlad did, so could knock AJ out. Liston`s most powerful punch was the hook and he might not land that vs AJ. Foreman`s body shots were great, Povetkin landed a lot of body shots vs AJ so. I feel Marciano would have good chance of landed a similar right to the one he hit Walcott with vs AJ but the size and reach different may be far too much.

 

I would say you’re right. Although Liston was great I don’t rate him as high as your other guys. He would contend though. Maybe Dempsey and Marciano and Joe are cruisers? I tend to think if they were all around today they would all be heavier due to weight training PEDs and other modern methods but that’s just speculation either way they would run away w the cruisers.

 

You just broke the world record for most times saying the name "AJ".

All would be champions today apart from Marciano and Dempsey whom Joshua would use as dental floss

 

I agree

 

Marciano in 7. AJ needs new teeth to floss with

 

Well there you have it folks. Joshua must be the greatest HW of all time using mark ants logic..case closed lock the thread. Genius among us

 

Are their legends in today's era? Last one I saw was Mayweather jr. Fighters today and especially the heavyweights are lucky their competition is beyond weak and poorly trained.

 

Has there ever been a time, when the "experts" have claimed, that NOW is the best time ever? Isn't it always about how the present is **** when compared to the "good old days"?

 

Marciano and Dempsey would destroy the heavyweight division? That more or less sets the tone for this thread, I suppose.

 

I'm sorry, but I can't literally tell that!

This decade alone, I've watched lots of fighters, who I believe could hold their own in most eras: Floyd, Pac, Ward, Rigo, Golovkin, Roman Gonzalez, Wladimir, Vitali... plus those where the final verdict isn't in yet, like Loma, Alvarez, Usyk, Inoue, Crawford, Spence, Bivol, Dogboe, Gassiev. Not really a weak era at all.