Who would have beat Ezzard Charles at LHW?

Charles was just a complete box of tricks. He could do everything in boxing and do it well. Whether is was a run or trade type fight he could adapt.

My guess is that Langford could wear him down with a body attack and finish him with a Walcott style sneak punch. I am just not sure that he could do it consistently. If he fights Charles three times he is going to drop one.

 

That is my considerd position.

 

Perhaps the LHW versions of Patterson, Dempsey (supposedly weighed 175 but used weights to fight for the HW title), Marciano, Schmelling, Mike Moorer.

Not all would win but all would stand a good chance

 

oh god. Dempsey weighed 180 lb for Willard and put weights after that. To think that Dempsey could easily make light-heavy limit is ridicoulus, he couldn't have.

 

Charles is my #1 LHW but I think a few have a fair chance of defeating him head to head, though it wouldn't be easy of course.

I'd say maybe Jones Jr, Tunney and Spinks (perhaps Holyfield). Foster has that outside punchers chance. :good

 

I'm thinking Spinks, Foster, and possibly Tunney. Greb, Jones Jr, and very slim chance, Galindez and Conteh.

 

Tunney I think.

Jones has a chance against any man between mw and lhw

 

I think Jones could do him. In and out without Ezzard being able to time his bombs.

Jones is the H2H monster you pull out when you're looking for someone to beat a H2H monster :deal

 

I hear a lot about Charles being a light heavyweight. Charles only ever featured in the light heavyweight rankings for two years 1946-1947, before his 3 year absence during the war charles was always less than 169lb. so much like floyd patterson ezzard was a LH for only a very short time.

Even by 1947 charles was fighting more heavyweights than Light heavtweights. of the 12 times he fought in 1947 only 4 of the opponents Ezzard faced scaled within the light heavyweight limit when he fought them - the rest all being heavyweights.

charles peaked in 1948 as a heavyweight. ezzard may have beat great LH's bivins, marshal,maxim and moore but as a lightheavyweight IN 1947 charles was also edged by HW elmer ray and almost knocked out by LH fitzie fitzpatrick. I would take the 1948 charles over any 175pounder but of course ezzard was a HW by then.

 

Billy Conn from the little ive seen is as well rounded as Ezzard Charles(from the little ive seen). They both look good at everything.

The best(and a great) available comparison is to watch Louis v Conn I and Louis v Charles, as they both fought against him with very similar styles.(It should be noted that Conn fought a better, sharper version of Louis, whislt being near the end of his careeer himself). Both fought on the backfoot with the jab until Louis could reach mid-range, then they'd move into close range and **** him up on the inside for short periods before quickly getting on the move again.

Though i'm not sure how they'd approach each other. Charles has the athletic edge, in speed and power. Conn has the edge in accuracy and workrate and a sligh edge in footwork and positioning. If Charles purely boxed, his faster, better and longer jab could beat Conn to the punch, if Conn was also playing a chess match. But Conn could also maul very well and put the pressure on, and Charles was known to turn wreckless at times...and this is where i think Conn has the edge with his positioning and accurate counter-comvinations. The power of Charles is somewhat nullified as an advantage by Conn's solid chin.

I think Conn gets busted up, but wins it on workrate.

 

Of the fighters Ive seen.
Tunney
Conn
Jones jr.
Could all win on any given night.

 

Langford and Roy Jones Jr.......and maybe Conn;