Ruddock vs prime undefeated Pinklon Thomas and Greg Page

Ruddock flatlines both. Thomas COULD win though.

 

I leaning towards Pinklon to beat Ruddock. Greg page had some talent and a good chin. But he was a bit too inconsistent for my liking to make him a favorite

 

Ruddock, in his most notable form, got his weight way over his left leg and actually, physically plodded around the ring looking to launch a telegraphed left hand. Thomas, in particular, had a very strong left jab and moved constantly to his own left. Doing so, he would land his jab at will while simultaneously moving away from Ruddock's left hand.
That doesn't mean that he would win, just that he could. Page, Thomas, Ruddock, none of them were particularly good fighters though they each had high points.

 

Ruddock was relatively light on his feet against Dokes and Smith, especially in comparison to Thomas.

 

Thomas had a very good chin in his prime along with an excellent jab, I think he would comfortably beat Ruddock.

Page is certainly capable of winning but more often than not he gets stopped imo.

 

Probably knocks out Page and loses to Thomas, but each could go the other way.

 

If we assume the best versions of each fighter, the he loses to the Pinklon who beat Witherspoon and Weaver. I don’t see him doing well against that version of Thomas. When was Page at his best? He was all over the place consistency wise. I will say maybe the version of him that beat Snipes over 12 in 1983. His jab in particular was very good that night. However I think Ruddock beats him more often than not, probably 7 times out of 10. I was never a fan of Page so I may be selling him short.