Pick Matchup Nightmare for ATG HWs

Baer wasn`t an all-time gret heavyweight and never did anything to achieve that status, also he never avenged his loss to a lower level fighter like Braddock.

 

Vitali is the nightmare matchup for every HW

 

ATGs:

Bob Fitzsimmons (around 5'11 and 170 lbs) Dunno, maybe the lightest Marciano, buts thats no fair weightclass.
James Jeffries (around 6'1 and 215 lbs) Too less film.
Jack Johnson (around 6'1 and 200 lbs) As a master of grab, push, fight and repeat, I see a constant walking Joe Frazier beeing horrible. Quick Louis would figure this out as well.
Gene Tunney (around 6'0 and 185 lbs) Marciano might walk him down, as well as 190s-Holyfield.
Joe Louis (around 6'2 and 205 lbs) Good mover with a chin and jab: Ali Tough with a 210 limit, real tough. I see a trimmed to the bones 210 Mercer from 89 doing well.
Max Baer (around 6'3 and 215 lbs) A chin and better artillery: Tua, Ibeabuchi (too heavy), Foreman
Sonny Liston (around 6'0 and 215 lbs) Good mover with enough chin and jab: Ali, Tucker, Holmes, Thomas or durable boxer-punchers: Mercer, Holyfield. Liston was versatile, so thats no nightmare. From the upper weightclasses I think Fury is not beatable for Sonny.
Joe Frazier (around 5'11 and 205 lbs) Tyson, Foreman, Tua, Ibeabuchi, Wilder (all too heavy). Louis should bomb him out at that weight.
Mike Tyson (around 5'10 and 215 lbs) Boxers where his mobility, speed, reflexes, sharp power and fighting around the jab are nullified, meeting heavy artillery himself: Tua, Ibeabuchi.
Evander Holyfield (around 6'2 and 210 lbs) better speed than him: Holmes, Ali. 70s-Foreman would be horrible for a younger brawlhappy Evander, but he might somehow survive and win.

 

I see a very ugly Mathis-type fight with Tua going nowhere beeing right in front of MT. Maybe thats the first time we see Tyson fighting on backfoot, with more lateral movement?

 

I think all of these fall prey to a prime Ezzard Charles or Jersey Joe Walcott

All lose a prime Foreman imo

FOTC Joe Frazier takes this one imo

I'd take Iron Mike and Sonny Liston here

No one his size, yeah he was that good

 

Good post...nice shout out for a in shape focused Mercer. He was very good when he like that.

 

Very good post too

 

Tyson at or near his peak? He would be so much faster than Tua. Mike would Knock Tua out.
Maybe the later 90s version of Tyson would lose interest if Tua could survive the early rounds.

 

Ali vs Ezzard Charles
Mike Tyson vs Joe Louis
Max Baer vs George Foreman
Sonny Liston vs George Foreman
Rocky Marciano vs Ali
Jack Dempsey vs any of the Klitschko brothers
Hurricane Jackson vs James Toney (not ATG at heavyweight but still a great)

 

Yeah, Tyson was much quicker, smarter, way more skilled and could put great combinations together unlike Tua, Tyson KO4 Tua prime for prime