Which of the following would beat Tubbs at his best?

This is the main issue here and I think it's insurmountable.

 

This is all the territory of assumptions. Some assumptions are far more logical and plausible than others though. Your assumption, that the heavies in Corbett's day were better or would fare well against the heavies of Tubbs' day is completely baseless. The heavies of Tubbs' day are physically superior, have better developed skills (mobility, combination punching, working off the jab, punching while staying on balance and in fighting position, etc.), better training and nutrition (and in some instances, "supplements"), and more experience at the world class level. Other than over-zealous hero worship and romanticization of the mystic past, there is simply no reason to start with any presumption other than that the heavies of Tubbs' era were far superior.

 

You see very good boxing, I see very good for its time boxing. Please be honest, I'm really trying to get a sense of your thought process: If Loughran were replaced by Holmes, Tubbs, Tucker, Witherspoon, Douglas, or Carl Williams, etc., how would you expect the style and outcome of this fight to change? Can you spot any likely differences in the tactics, techniques, and strategies they would employ against Micky Walker?

 

Do you see any differences between how Loughran fought a smaller man in that clip and how Douglas fought a far more dangerous and explosive smaller man here?

https://streamable.com/kmoo

Honest question.

 

Yeah, me too. But technique and strategy wise, do you see the huge fundamental difference? Do you notice how Douglas is actually fighting like a big man? Using his mobility, reach, and jab to keep Tyson at the end of his punches? Whereas Loughran more often jabs while coming in (the way smaller opponents fight today)? Subtle, but the spread of this approach is a very important advance in boxing technique and strategy. A modern boxer with Loughran's physical advantages and abilities would get cursed out in his corner every round for unnecessarily coming into Walker's punching range so often.

 

Why on earth would Tony Tubbs fight Mickey Walker like he fought Rid**** Bowe? atsch You don't seem to appreciate the logic of boxing well enough to understand why some approaches and techniques are better than others.

If the only difference you see between Loughran and Tubbs is that Loughran shifts his feet more quickly, I really don't know what to say. You don't see the fundamental differences in how they deliver their punches and combinations? You think that Tubbs would constantly find himself in clinches with Walker or with his head in Walker's punching range? You don't see him throwing more and sharper double jabs and combinations from outside?