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How good are today's heavyweights?

  • 11-04-2016 7:41pm
    #1
    LordSutch
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    How would todays heavyweights rate against say the top heavyweights from say the 1970s/80s . . . .

    I'm thinking of Ali, Holmes, Norton, Weaver, Shavers, Foreman etc.

    Would todays heavyweights even stand a chance against those giants? I doubt it.

    Ali who would be far too fast and agile for todays oversized & over muscled mummies. I would say that Ali, Holmes & Co would jab them to bits with better footwork (Ali) and far superior technique. Or am I looking back through rose tinted spectacles?

    What say you?


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  • #2
    Mantis Toboggan
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    *gets popcorn

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  • #3
    LordSutch
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    ...still munching here :D

    Zero replies!


  • #4
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    Thread has kind of been done to death, you can argue whatever side of the coin you want, guys can only ever be judged against their own era, but the debate is fun (for a few seconds till it gets taken too seriously by all)


    That being said Jack Dempsey is the greatest ever, brutal era for the sport, guys from the 70's, 80's, now wouldn't last!!


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