What if jersey Joe was active during 2021

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  1. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    What weight class would Joe fall into and how far would he make it. Could he beat a briedis, makabu and okolie?

    Or if Joe decides to move from CW to HW could he beat the likes of wilder, AJ, Usyk and Fury.

    If not where does he stop at for either division.
     
  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'd do good at cruiserweight

    Get annihilated at heavyweight
     
  3. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I reckon he would do well at Cruiser and might take a few scalps at Heavy but might struggle against the top 3.
     
  4. janitor

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    This would be a huge break for him.

    He would be picked up as a gifted amateur very early, and have a long ammeter career.

    Possibly win an Olympic medal, and be guided from his pro debut.

    He would have been much better, much earlier in his career.

    He might start out at cruiser, or have a brief stint at light heavy, but who cares?

    The cruiserweight division would have a juggernaut heading it's way, and the heavyweight division, would need to take note!
     
  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Light-middleweights everywhere would absolutely tremble when he turned pro.

    I think there's only one or two major players in this weight division that are bigger than him.
     
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  6. Ali Holmes

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    If he were active no he would be a zombie.
     
  7. Ali Holmes

    Ali Holmes Active Member banned Full Member

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    If he were around today, he likely would benefit from weight training and steroids. So he probably would weigh something like Usyk.
     
  8. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably
     
  9. Bah Lance

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    He would "expose" many...
     
  10. mr. magoo

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    Too many variables to say for sure. How old is he when he gets started ? Does he have a serious amateur career or a short one ? Who trains him ? Does he juice or go natural ? Did he have the frame to pack on more weight and how does it effect his skills ? Would he even have the same style ? Would making more money benefit him or deduct from his original tendency to take fights more often and indiscriminately?
     
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  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I find it extremely unlikely, that he would turn pro at ta similar weight, in any era were food was abundant, or even one where he could steal it with minimal repercussions!
     
  12. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    He'd be a great LT-Heavy with a ceiling as high as heavyweight if he wanted if we took him as he was but there is a lot to consider. He COULD make SMW early, In my opinion when you take into account the changes in training philosophy.
     
  13. McGrain

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    Well, we'll never know. We do know that he's quite a bit smaller than someone like Tony Harrison. Shorter, with a shorter reach. Here is Tony weighing in:
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    "Emaciated" as you like to say.

    Here he is after the fight:

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    Flush with water and electrolytes, well-fed and filled out and weighing more than Walcott did when he turned pro.

    Maybe Walcott is another one of the guys who just "can't do it" - amazing, how often we run into those guys when we're talking about "one of yours" though.

    I won't insist that he would be 154 - but I will insist he's smaller than Tony, who does it with reasonable ease. Has to work, but he's not "killing himself".

    Walcott made 160lbs in his real career. He might have been starving - and making 154 wouldn't be pleasant for him, i'm sure. But I promise you, when he gets to the ring, if he's in his early twenties, he is going to be in amazing shape.
     
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  14. Journeyman92

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    I'd say with recent events. (Usyk) He'd need a touch more attention then that.
     
  15. Journeyman92

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    He has the answers at his finger tips and yet has had this argument for close to a decade with countless posters.

    Give up dawg