Would time traveling Harold Johnson be P4P #1 today?

Yes, he would be. He beats both Beterbiev and Bivol, both of whom are already ranked top 10 P4P by everyone, if not top 5. That alone is probably P4P number 1 worthy, unless you prefer Usyk's toppling of bigger but worse men.

That's not really an issue though. He could also absolutely move up to CW and have a lot of success. Harold Johnson vs Badou Jack for the WBC strap would be a sad, sad affair for Jack. He beats Zurdo as well. Really, only one stopping him from becoming undisputed at 175 and 200 is Opetaia.

I'm gonna have a shot in the dark and say Johnson still beats him as well. He looks elite, mean and dangerous, but he's still too unproven against elite CW competition, and Johnson has beaten top contenders that size of decent quality in Nino Valdes and Eddie Machen.

 

Nah it's fine, I can't expect native English speakers to read it properly and not have a stroke. It's fine in Greek, but definitely not in English.

If it makes it easier for you in your head, Ioakeim is the Greek equivelant of Joachim.

 

I can see Johnson starting at 168. 160 is absolutely dead right now, no point in fighting there unless you're just plain too small for 168 and yet still can't make 154. 154 is stacked, but it seems way too low for a man of Johnson's frame to make.

Archie was a big boy too, he had to go down from 196 to 175 for the Olson fight. He's absolutely modern LHW material during that early-mid 50's period when he fought Harold. He was probably bigger than Bivol and Beterbiev outright.

 

Yeah you can't expect me to understand that first part

Nah, I don't think he has. But even then, being a southpaw is not the deal it's made out to be. It's just a switch in angles, it's not the magic voodo of the Usykian ghetto that people make it out to be, it doesn't grant you automatic victory over someone with no southpaw experience.

Surely a P4P ATG, and a real pro like Harold Johnson who entered the ring with Archie Moore x5, Ezzard Charles, Jimmy Bivins and Jersey Joe Walcott can figure it out. He's had to deal with much worse than a lead hand that obstructs his own and outside southpaw angles of a 28 fight Boxer with limited world class experience. But I don't believe that his win over Opetaia is guraranteed anyway, it's just a shot in the dark.

 

Just because he could doesn't mean he would. I have a hard time believe he'd go through the process of cutting so much weight to fight someone like Fundora, Madrimov or Murtazaliev, when he's got the Canelo payday at 168 and 2 P4Pers at 175.

 

He's s good fighter and would do well in any division depending on where he fights but don't think he's consistent enough to become P4P number 1 no way is he better then Usyk or Inoue. Also don't think he beats Bivol or Beterbiev but thats just my take