other than James toney, can anyone beat Rahman if he comes in, in shape like he did tonight? i knew he would ko meehan when i saw the weigh in 230lbs. damn wasn't he like 270when he fought Tua last?

other than James toney, can anyone beat Rahman if he comes in, in shape like he did tonight? i knew he would ko meehan when i saw the weigh in 230lbs. damn wasn't he like 270when he fought Tua last?


Maskaev? :D

Maskaev? :D

LOL,
that was a long time ago, it could never happen again.

Never say never in this sport!!!

LOL,
that was a long time ago, it could never happen again.


why not? ;) Makaev seems to be in a very good shape now, and all he has to do is to lend one punch (and not miss one before that).

why not? ;) Makaev seems to be in a very good shape now, and all he has to do it to lend one punch (and not miss one before that).

he got lucky, Rahman was winning on every score card, and rahman is much better know then he was then

he got lucky, Rahman was winning on every score card, and rahman is much better know then he was then


He only had a 1-2 point lead, which is nothing in HW boxing.
The skill level of both Rahman and Maskaev is not good (comparable to McCline).

Their athleticism is what makes them both well rated in official ratings. (Maskaev is in top 10 by WBC now).

Maskaev would destroy Meehan the same way. Meehan was a joke.

Meehan-Brewster was a fix.

He only had a 1-2 point lead, which is nothing in HW boxing.
The skill level of both Rahman and Maskaev is not good (comparable to McCline).

Their athleticism is what makes them be well rated in official ratings. (Maskaev is in top 10 by WBC now).

Maskaev would destroy Meehan the same way. Meehan was a joke.

Meehan-Brewster was a fix.

i disagree, Rahman's skill is much better than McCline, so is his power. Maskaev can't beat a boxer. thast y he will never make it, remember Kirk Johnson, lance Whitaker, then he lost to punchers like Sanders, Tua and McCall, all by KO. which shows that he is not a good boxer and can't take a punch, and just got lucky against Rahman

i disagree, Rahman's skill is much better than McCline, so is his power. Maskaev can't beat a boxer. thast y he will never make it, remember Kirk Johnson, lance Whitaker, then he lost to punchers like Sanders, Tua and McCall, all by KO. which shows that he is not a good boxer and can't take a punch, and just got lucky against Rahman


It is fine. I am not a fan of either Maskaev or Rahman. I do not think Rahman can become a dominating champ. He might have somewhat better skills than McCline, but time will show how good he is. My guess is that he is not that good.

Vitali Klitschko KO's Rahman, he has difficulty fighting tall heavyweights and he doesn't know how to counterpunch.

What gave you an impression that Rahman could be dominating. He beat a no hope, notalent garbage man from Australia and now you think he can beat aybody. In fact after yesterdays night I think Ruiz will :(

As bad as some of you say he is, Vitali Klit. is the best heavyweight at the moment and would prolly beat rahman pretty handily. But rahman has the best punchers chance of any fighter in the division.

Yes. Golota and Rahman oughta go at it. I think Golota would stand a decent chance. Byrd would beat him as well. Oh, and Vitali Klitschko. But Rahman is competitive with anyone in the divisionwhen he's in shape and focused.

Byrd, Toney, and Klitschko would beat Rahman. Rahman was never very good. He exposed a lackluster Lewis's chin once again and was able to outpoint a sluggish Tua and outlast Sanders. Not a bad resume but add in his technical decision loss to Holyfield (who was schooling him), his domination by Lewis, and losses to Ruiz and Masgaev and how has he's shown he's a cut above? I've never been very impressed with him-he has a good right hand and a decent jab and can rough you up on the inside with his football-like tackles but really his skills and stamina have always been lacking. I want to see Hasim vs the younger Klitschko Wlad. Now that would be an entertaining match . . . .

unfortunatly Ruiz would probably beat him again.

Byrd, Toney, and Klitschko would beat Rahman. Rahman was never very good. He exposed a lackluster Lewis's chin once again and was able to outpoint a sluggish Tua and outlast Sanders. Not a bad resume but add in his technical decision loss to Holyfield (who was schooling him), his domination by Lewis, and losses to Ruiz and Masgaev and how has he's shown he's a cut above? I've never been very impressed with him-he has a good right hand and a decent jab and can rough you up on the inside with his football-like tackles but really his skills and stamina have always been lacking. I want to see Hasim vs the younger Klitschko Wlad. Now that would be an entertaining match . . . .

Couldn't agree with you more.

Vitali Klitschko KO's Rahman, he has difficulty fighting tall heavyweights and he doesn't know how to counterpunch.

I'd like to find out.

However i think if can fight the whole fight like he fought yeasterday he could actually beat Toney ;) Toney is small so Rahman will be able to bully Toney whole fight.

Rahman-Meehan Clip

http://www.boxingscene.com/media/data/504/8902Rahman-KOs-Meehan_.wmv

How bout Mike Tyson, if he decides to get his act together?

Let's try and all be sane here now. Meehan is not a top 100 fighter and Rahman beat him with ease. Isn't this what everyone expected to happen?

Let's try and all be sane here now. Meehan is not a top 100 fighter and Rahman beat him with ease. Isn't this what everyone expected to happen?

Yepp, atleast i hope so, id say his the 3d best.

other than James toney, can anyone beat Rahman if he comes in, in shape like he did tonight? i knew he would ko meehan when i saw the weigh in 230lbs. damn wasn't he like 270when he fought Tua last?


with the division the way it is, i think he can take anyone minus the Klits(yes, Wlad too) and Byrd. As long as he's in shape though

Byrd, Toney, and Klitschko would beat Rahman. Rahman was never very good. He exposed a lackluster Lewis's chin once again and was able to outpoint a sluggish Tua and outlast Sanders. Not a bad resume but add in his technical decision loss to Holyfield (who was schooling him), his domination by Lewis, and losses to Ruiz and Masgaev and how has he's shown he's a cut above? I've never been very impressed with him-he has a good right hand and a decent jab and can rough you up on the inside with his football-like tackles but really his skills and stamina have always been lacking. I want to see Hasim vs the younger Klitschko Wlad. Now that would be an entertaining match . . . .

u make good points, only i said that he could not beat Toney. and also i a making the point that when he is in shape, those fights he lost Rahman was way out of shape, and those big fights he won he was in shape and focused. in his last fight with Tua Rahman was over 260lbs, the other night he was at 230. and could not be beat that night by any HW other than Toney.

Can anyone beat Rahman? Yeah, heres the least of fighters who could beat Rahman:

Vitali Klitschko
James Toney
Dominick Guinn
Vasiliy Jirov

Anyone with a decent jab can beat Rahman, Meehan had no jab and had very little boxing skills at all aside from brawling.

Vitali, Toney, Byrd....Ruiz lol

I dont know if Vitali KO's Rock. I think whoever lands the first big punch will win due to the other one getting hurt. You also cannot say he does not fight tall guys well since he did KTFO Lennox. Rock has a good jab and a powerful right which may cuse Vitali problems. I would like to see that fight more than any other heavyweight fight to be honest. Toney is ok but he still aint beat a real heavyweight with power and in their prime. Holy is my boy but he is and wa way past his prime against Toney. If he fought Rock then we could see exactly how good he is and if he can really take a punch. Rock's jab would make this fight real interesting to me.

guys, lets not get too carried away by rahman. He beat a guy that danny williams beat in under a minute......who was the last decent fighter he beat?......lewis and we all know how that story ended.

Don't take this thread to seriously. Ruiz had Rahman in serious trouble on numerous occasions in their bout. Lewis destroyed him in the Rematch. Sanders had him all but out but ran out of fuel. Ice Cole gave him a hard time. And look who started the thread. The biggest JT niuthugger on this board. Don't get me wrong I like Toney and all. But he hasn't done anything at heavy. Holyfield is being forced into retirement cause he can't defend himself anymore!
I honestly believe the only person in shape Rock can beat out of alll the bignames mentioned so far is James Toney. But we will not see that fight. Toney is cleared to fight in Feburary and you can bet your life it'll be another D level bum for a "Tuneup fight"!

Vit would beat and still it would be a good fight.

rahman could definitly kayo vitali.,look at the first lewis fight, he has one punch ko power, if he is in shape he kayos vitali in 6

rahman could definitly kayo vitali.,look at the first lewis fight, he has one punch ko power, if he is in shape he kayos vitali in 6

I think you are confusing Wlad and Vitali.