Prime Butterbean's chances vs AJ?

No thank you.

 

Theres stupid boxing takes and then there’s this.

 

Joshua would beat him up so badly. Butter bean was a 4 round fighter who fought bums. He’s not in good enough shape to last long against any decent heavyweight.

 

Butterbean will get knocked out in the first round if he meets AJ.

 

As a huge "Rocky" fan-& any poster named Carl Weathers will likely back me up on this-I am not disputing your predictions, just your characterization of the first fight in the series.
This was not a lucky kd-at most Apollo underestimated his power, but the skill & timing was no fluke.
And the way you describe it is opposed to the (un)reality of the story: it was extremely close, both fighters took huge punishment & the announcers said that they looked like they were in a "war" at the start of the 15th round.
Which itself was very competitive.
If the champion traditionally need to be convincingly beaten, this could have at least been a draw.

 

I know aj is disliked on this forum but geez

 

Bean KO 1

 

Is this a joke? Butterbean would have no chance against any of the top 20 boxers.

 

Butterbean was a circus act, and never a legitimate contender. His most notable win was against a rusty Peter McNeely, and his only notable non-4-rounder was a unanimous loss against a fossilized Larry Holmes.

 

Very, very high. He's the only one to knock out Bart Gunn after all.