Ali Frazier right after the FOTC Leonard Hearns Hagler Hearns Leonard Hagler Chavez Taylor Ali Foreman Foreman Moorer Tyson Douglas Lewis Klitschko
Put Fury Klitscko so we can get a snapshot of the deluded. Both camps of he got old overnight and he had an off night are funny.
Agree except I think Ali would have done Foreman for a second time in an immediate rematch, young George's mentality couldn't recover from that KO and he wasn't smart enough at the time to make the necessary adjustments, I don't think. Even after smoking Frazier in 2, Foreman admitted to being scared of Frazier, so I can't imagine how he'd react to an Ali that took his best shots and then knocked him out, I only know that it wouldn't be pretty
Ali vs Frazier = Ali because Frazier was never quite the same after the 1st fight. Hagler vs Hearns = Hearns never beats Hagler at Middleweight which wasn't a great weight for him. Leonard/Hagler = I might favour Hagler TBH he would come on stronger quicker and wouldn't fight orthodox early. Chavez vs Taylor = Taylor was never the same after their 1st fight so Chavez wins. Ali vs Foreman = Foreman was mentally shot after losing to Ali so I think Ali wins again. Foreman vs Moorer = Foreman never stopped another opponent after losing to Moorer, and went the distance with some pretty average contenders. Unless Moorer has some mental scars from the fight I think I'll go with Moorer. Tyson vs Douglas = Tyson beats the fat version of Douglas who Holyfield fought. Vitali vs Lewis = Vitali wins for me Lewis was past it and he knew it.
I would have favoured Ali in an immediate rematch too but it was Foreman who changed Frazier, not Ali.
How immediate are we talking here? If it's the next day or something then Taylor might have had a cracked chin, but if he had a normal amount of time to heal up and for Chavez to keep aging then that works in his favor.
Ali Frazier right after the FOTC - Ali Leonard Hearns - Leonard Hagler Hearns - Hagler Leonard Hagler - Toss up Chavez Taylor - Chavez Ali Foreman - Ali Foreman Moorer - Moorer Tyson Douglas - Tyson Lewis Klitschko - Lewis
Frazier spent week in hospital after Ali fight didn't he ? I don't think Frazier ever hit the same peak level again after beating Ali.
Ali UD Leonard SD Hagler KO6 (Hearns would box more catiously but Hagler would still catch him) Hagler SD Chavez KO6 (Taylor was destroyed mentally after the first fight) Ali by wide UD (Foreman wouldn't waste his energy early, but he won't be recovered mentally to be competitive) Moorer UD Tyson KO6 Klitschko KO2