Does anyone still think the old time heavyweights were too small to be competitive in the modern era?

[Bronson66]

- - Ks are HUGE. If size matters, Ali a pipsqueak ain't shyte since Usyk @38 years of age is in infinitely better shape than tubby Ali @36 where he gets whooped by toothless Leon...duh!!!

• Michael Katz of the New York Times wrote the following:

Last night, Holmes was merely awesome, offensively and defensively, in stopping Leon Spinks at 2 minutes 34 seconds of the third round. "Holmes for Real" read the headline in a morning paper here. Detroit had not had a heavyweight title fight since Joe Frazier beat up Bob Foster 10 years ago, but this was Holmes's 38th pro fight, his 38th victory, 28th knockout and 10th successful defense of his World Boxing Council belt. It is not hyperbole to say that he has proved himself a great fighter. It is easy now imagining a Larry Holmes beating a Jack Dempsey. And his new trainer, Eddie Futch, even indicated the other day that Holmes could have beaten Joe Louis. Futch, who grew up here with Louis, called Holmes as "great a boxer as Billy Conn, and Billy Conn was a great boxer." He added that Conn, 10 pounds heavier, could have beaten Louis in their great fight 40 years ago. Holmes is 40 pounds heavier than Conn was that night.

[QueensburyRules]

• Michael Katz of the New York Times wrote the following:

Last night, Holmes was merely awesome, offensively and defensively, in stopping Leon Spinks at 2 minutes 34 seconds of the third round. "Holmes for Real" read the headline in a morning paper here. Detroit had not had a heavyweight title fight since Joe Frazier beat up Bob Foster 10 years ago, but this was Holmes's 38th pro fight, his 38th victory, 28th knockout and 10th successful defense of his World Boxing Council belt. It is not hyperbole to say that he has proved himself a great fighter. It is easy now imagining a Larry Holmes beating a Jack Dempsey. And his new trainer, Eddie Futch, even indicated the other day that Holmes could have beaten Joe Louis. Futch, who grew up here with Louis, called Holmes as "great a boxer as Billy Conn, and Billy Conn was a great boxer." He added that Conn, 10 pounds heavier, could have beaten Louis in their great fight 40 years ago. Holmes is 40 pounds heavier than Conn was that night.

- - Toofless Leon is it now?

We all loved Leon, and even more so Dempsey and Louis who were The People's Champs.

Tubby Lar is gonna have to by his way into Valhalla to meet them to be properly slaughtered like Mike Tyson did to him.

[Bronson66]

- - Toofless Leon is it now?

We all loved Leon, and even more so Dempsey and Louis who were The People's Champs.

Tubby Lar is gonna have to by his way into Valhalla to meet them to be properly slaughtered like Mike Tyson did to him.

You couldn't just say,"Hey I ****ed up,I meant Mike Spinks"?

[Willie Pep 229]

• Michael Katz of the New York Times wrote the following:

Last night, Holmes was merely awesome, offensively and defensively, in stopping Leon Spinks at 2 minutes 34 seconds of the third round. "Holmes for Real" read the headline in a morning paper here. Detroit had not had a heavyweight title fight since Joe Frazier beat up Bob Foster 10 years ago, but this was Holmes's 38th pro fight, his 38th victory, 28th knockout and 10th successful defense of his World Boxing Council belt. It is not hyperbole to say that he has proved himself a great fighter. It is easy now imagining a Larry Holmes beating a Jack Dempsey. And his new trainer, Eddie Futch, even indicated the other day that Holmes could have beaten Joe Louis. Futch, who grew up here with Louis, called Holmes as "great a boxer as Billy Conn, and Billy Conn was a great boxer." He added that Conn, 10 pounds heavier, could have beaten Louis in their great fight 40 years ago. Holmes is 40 pounds heavier than Conn was that night.

This 'my guy could have beaten the best' has a long history of trainer hyperbole attached to it. They always like to go for the Dempsey-Louis tangent. I'm actually surprised he didn't throw in Marciano.

If you ever want to know who can beat Dempsey or Louis just ask the current champ's trainer, he'll tell you it's his guy.

P.S. Katz wrote for access. A muckraker he was not.

[Bronson66]

This 'my guy could have beaten the best' has a long history of trainer hyperbole attached to it. They always like to go for the Dempsey-Louis tangent. I'm actually surprised he didn't throw in Marciano.

If you ever want to know who can beat Dempsey or Louis just ask the current champ's trainer, he'll tell you it's his guy.

P.S. Katz wrote for access. A muckraker he was not.

I just posted it to correct Queenie,who said Holmes was beaten by toothless Leon.

I'm not into muckraking myself,I prefer fact raking.
Just for giggles, I think Dempsey takes out louis inside 3 rounds.

[QueensburyRules]

I just posted it to correct Queenie,who said Holmes was beaten by toothless Leon.

I'm not into muckraking myself,I prefer fact raking.
Just for giggles, I think Dempsey takes out louis inside 3 rounds.

- - What, a Texan has to correct an Englishman on his English Comprehension?

I never said that, U just did! That's what Snarfing Snails will do!