He's got a lot of heart, but in today's world of larger, stronger heavyweights, how would he cope?
Watch Ali-Frazier 1 and tell me if Frazier wouldn't KO everybody at Heavy right now.
Against the very big guys he would just duck/block and destroy the body with his incredible left hand!
Frazier would destory Lewis on acitivity alone. A fat Mercer and old Holyfield made Lewis very fatigued in their fights. Lewis would have a heart attack when faced with Frazier's smoking attack. Lewis had so much success b/c he beat HWs with worse stamina and less skilled then he was (Tua, Morrison, Grant, Botha etc.) Frazier was a different breed altogether.
Too big? watch Frazier against Mathis, perhaps the most agile, quick-handed 'super' HW in history (who would also be champ today) and Frazier annihilates him
the last two guys I can remember post seventies that could have competed with Frazier would be Holmes and Tyson..in primes
todays jokers wouldn't have the heart or stamina to go 15 hard rounds with Smokin Joe. V.Klitschko would put up the best fight out of them, but wouldn't be able to keep Joe's pace the entire fight.
I would've loved to see Lennox Lewis vs. Joe Frazier. What styles would've meshed better?
thats a good matchup, but probably my two dream fights at heavyweight...
#1
1971-74 Ali vs- 1980 Larry Holmes. What a great match this would have been. Even though neither guy is a bomber, it would be great.
#2
1971 Joe Frazier vs 1988 Mike Tyson..BOMBS AWAY!!
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