Okay, so if you could combine the characteristics of any group of fighters from the same weight class to create the perfect fighter for that weight class, which characteristics would you take from which fighters? For example, to create the perfect heavy weight, you might want a fighter with Ali's chin and speed, Frazier's left hook, Holmes' jab, and Foreman's power and upper cuts. So, what do you think? Who do you combine to get the perfect fighter for each weight class?
First thing a guy needs is ringsmarts. The greats know exactly what to do at the right time & what to not do. Next is defense. Work on not getting hit. You can count on your thumbs the great fighters without ringsmarts and without defensive skills.
speed ,confidence,mind and reflexes of ali, heart and stamina of frazier, courage of holyfield,hitting power and strength of george foreman, Aggressiveness,defence and combinations of mike tyson, accuracy of joe louis,the chin of chuvalo. you have the perfect fighter.
Greatest Featherweight Feet: Willie Pep Intelligence: Willie Pep Natural athletisicm (speed and strength fall into athleticism here): Naseem HAmed Durability: Manny Pacqiao Straight Right: Alexis Arguello Style: Switches from defensive Pep like movement to Henry Armstrong swarming to throw off an opponent Hair: Salvador Sanchez
Footwork: Pep Defense: Whitaker Power: Jackson Speed: Leonard Chin: Chuvalo Heart: Frazier Athletisicm: Jones Jr Stamina: Armstrong
Bantamweight - in my opinion Jab-Rafael Herrera Hook-Olivares Cross-Zarate Uppercut-Eder Jofre Defensive skills-Lionel Rose Offensive skills-Eder Jofre Footwork-Orlando Canizales Counter-Punches-Lionel Rose Power-Ruben Olivares Speed-Harada Ring Generalship-Rafael Herrera Combinations-Harada Feints-Harada Accuracy-Eder Jofre Timing-Eder Jofre Killer Instinct-Olivares Body Punches- Eder Jofre Upper Body movement- Eder Jofre Chin- Manuel Ortiz Heart-Eder Jofre Stamina-George Dixon In-Fighting-Eder Jofre Range Fighting-Carlos Zarate
Heavyweight: A mix of superb athleticism, height, length, power and perfect technique... I believe the esteemed Michael Katz called this one out: Michael Grant.
Hmmm. From Jem Mace: His head movement. From Joe Choynski: His gameness. From Jim Corbett: His ring generalship. From Bob Fitzsimmons: His straight left. From Jess Willard: His endurance. From Jack Dempsey: His inside game and his left hook. From Harry Greb: His clinch and his hand speed. From Charley Burley: His footwork. From Rocky Marciano: his conditioning and his right cross. From Mike Tyson: His right uppercut. Of course it's difficult to tell what the results would be mixing pressure fighters up with crafty boxers like this!
A common trap that many fall into in this type of "Jigsaw"fighter composition, is simply picking the Best attributes of Great fighters, without much thought to how the atributes would function when harnessed together, Ali's footwork with Listons Jab, Marciano's Right Hand, Tunney's Intelligence, and Fraziers Left Hook, Seems an unbeatable combination, in truth welding the assets of a Driving forward fighter, with those of a Mobile Elusive type of fighter,will produce a rather confused fighter, who might end up tripping over his own feet before tripping over his opponents left hook, ! I thing the assets need to come from a similarly styed fighter, to compliament each other, and acheive maximum effeciency.
1967 Ali with the power of Lewis would be pretty close to perfect or at least almost impossible to beat.
Many people say Thomas Hearns with Hagler's chin would be the greatest ever - but who's to say he'd fight the same? I could imagine Hearns brawling and, while surviving, losing points to better infighters. Likewise; Muhammad Ali wouldn't be himself with Sonny Liston's power, because he'd need to set himself more to deliver punches like that as opposed to fleeting round the ring. Area 53 touched on this above. Now, more realistically, if you gave Joe Frazier an even better jaw, say, Oliver McCall's, a right hand like Mike Tyson's (can't say Joe Louis', his punches were too different) and added in a little more 'brawlers' ingenuity' from Rocky Marciano you'd have probably the greatest heavyweight of all time. But personally, my pick for the greatest ever would have to be Archie Moore, fighting his same style, with a Sam Langford jaw. Imagine it.
the power of lewis? lewis was not the most powerful so ali would not need the power of lewis. ali 1967 would beat anyone, with more power or not.
1. Lennox's right has the most raw power in history. 2. I already favour Peak Ali over everyone, but he'd be even better with great power.
