where would the klits be rated in the 70s

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  1. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top 5 at the worst.
    Ali has the ring savy, Formen has the strength and Holmel has the skills to beat them. However nome of that is garentued.
     
  2. Bumcat

    Bumcat stupid is as stupid does Full Member

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    ok lets make it harder. Only Wlad without Vitali. Where Wlad would be? If you go that far we can pretend that there is no Vitali Klitschko. No brother
     
  3. Cerdan

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    Top 5, obviously.
     
  4. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How could prime Wladimir and Vitali have fought prime Ali, Foreman, Quarry, Lyle, Shavers, Norton and Holmes when they were not prime at the same time?

    Here's the Ring magazine's top ten of 70.

    #1 Joe Frazier
    #2 Muhammad Ali
    #3 George Foreman
    #4 Oscar Bonavena
    #5 Jerry Quarry
    #6 Mac Foster
    #7 Henry Cooper
    #8 George Chuvalo
    #9 Sonny Liston
    #10 Jose Ibar Urtain.

    As you see there's no Holmes, no Norton, no Shavers, no Lyle,
    Fans just cherry pick the best from when they think past fighters were at their very best. But the 70's fighters were not in their prime all at once....
     
  5. Steo

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    Man the question was: "where would the klits be rated in the 70s" not "where would the klits be rated in the 1970"
     
  6. Bubby

    Bubby Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But what I'm saying Is the 70's top ten at any one point wasn't too hard to crack. So were they ranked would all depend on when they entered the rankings........
     
  7. dm29

    dm29 Member Full Member

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    if SNV is also in 70es no way they grab a belt
     
  8. El Borracho

    El Borracho Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can't wait for the baby boomers to die-off, so they can stfu about how the atheletes from their generation were somehow far superior to the better trained, more knowledgeable atheletes of today, who have better access to nutrition. Sure geezer, you're heros were the best
     
  9. Manjanek

    Manjanek ESB Double Whopper Full Member

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    If we are talking about fighters who FOUGHT in the 70's you will get a different response than if you meant the fighters who were PRIME in the 70s.

    how would a prime floyd patterson fair against the klits for instance?
     
  10. Manjanek

    Manjanek ESB Double Whopper Full Member

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    Also- would 15 rounds help or hinder the klits??
     
  11. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    First of all, when comparing fighters from different eras you gotta make the adjustment in size, because mankind is evolving fast on that matter. So, Klits would be 1-2 inches smaller in the 70's or the 70's fighters would be 1-2 inches bigger these days.

    Stating that, the Klits would still be top10, would surelly lose to Ali, Foreman, Holmes, even fights with Norton and Frazier, but after that I would favor them over anyone.