Legends in Today's Era

In post #10 you say:"Mayweather and Pacquaio are ATG tier imo, and Lomachenko has potential. but besides that yes, we're in a weak era". Sounds to me, like you're talking about boxing in general.

So is your position, that this era is fine - except for the heavyweights, who are ****?

 

Joe said that his ring weight was less than 200 pounds that night.

 

You mean: Top tier heavyweights being fat and slow, guys like deontay who have no form whatsoever, guys getting busted with PEDs all the ****ing time.

I don't care how fat or how uncoordinated the heavyweights are - if they are the best, they are the best!

About the PEDs… I couldn't care less!

 

Your right in that Frazier would have trouble. Most of Joe`s fights were tough bouts because he had to work his way inside. He was relentless. One tactic that Im sure Eddie Futch would have Frazier use would be consistant bodypunching. It`s one thing to tape your right glove against your face for a few rounds but when your opponent is digging lefthooks into your body it starts to drop. That along with constant pressure fighting 3 minutes per round may pay dividends for Joe Frazier or maybe not. It would be a tough go.

 

Like I said, you set the tone very clearly in the opening post.

This won't be a debate worth remembering.

 

If they're foolish enough to fight at HW then yes. Their chances improve at CW and LHW though.

 

Size and skill.