Which Light-Heavyweight Legend...

[Wild Blue Yonda]

...to your mind, has the best chance of beating any of the following linear Heavyweight champions?

As we know, it's a time-honoured tradition for ambitious LHW's to tackle the biggest game in the sport, in a courageous & dicey effort to capture a big-name HW quarry. Most have failed, a few have succeeded, some have gone close, others have been humiliated.

Which, if any, LHW heroes would you give a decent shot at beating these former HW champions?

Jack Dempsey (1918-22)

Joe Frazier (1968-71)

Evander Holyfield (1989-92)

Ingemar Johansson (1957-59)

Rocky Marciano (1951-54)

Floyd Patterson (1957-61)

I tried to go with smaller, or more limited, HW champions, for obvious reasons. Any takers?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Roy Jones Jr

[Wild Blue Yonda]

Roy Jones Jr

Now how did I know that name was coming up, when I saw you had replied?

What? Against all of them, then?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Now how did I know that name was coming up, when I saw you had replied?

What? Against all of them, then?

At least I didn't name some guy from the 30s

I don't know enough about about the other guys but I think he could beat Frazier and Holyfield

[Wild Blue Yonda]

I wasn't having a go at you --- all in jest.

[Scott9945]

At least I didn't name some guy from the 30s

I don't know enough about about the other guys but I think he could beat Frazier and Holyfield

You really think that Roy Jones could have beaten a prime Frazier or Holyfield?

[SCtrojansbaby]

You really think that Roy Jones could have beaten a prime Frazier or Holyfield?

Yeah speed kills

[JAB5239]

Yeah speed kills

Th thin ice is starting to crack.

Ali's speed didn't kill Frazier, did it?

[sonnyboyx2]

i think there is only one Light-Heavyweight champion in history who has a chance of beating those guys............ Michael Spinks

[SCtrojansbaby]

Th thin ice is starting to crack.

Ali's speed didn't kill Frazier, did it?

Roy Jones is faster then Ali