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Prime for Prime, none of them. Frazier can outlast any of them, and although he didnt punch as hard as Lyle or Shavers, his punch output far outweighs them. He hit you with hard shots to the body from round 1 to 15 and they didnt lose power. His Chin isnt so glass like, and his will to go on and heart are second to none.
He Finishes Norton Late, Norton didnt deal with power to well and his stance has poor defense against body shots.
He decisions Young, Young's slickness would do him well in the first 5 but as Frazier caught up to him and turned on the heat, he would be getting caught with better and better punches until in the final rounds when Fraziers battering him around the ring.
Shavers was a very average fighter if you take away his power. Even with his power he wasnt that great of a fighter. I love him and he is definitely the hardest hitter, but apart from hitting frazier does everything better at a much higher level. I dont think Shavers has all the necessary tools to seriously and consistently hurt Frazier.
Lyle has the best chance because as the fight with Ali showed, he could box, and as the Foreman fight showed, he could punch. But i think Frazier's non stop attack wears him down for a decision/late stoppage.
A prime Larry Holmes would be a good fight against a prime Frazier, but i always think he will always lose for the same reasons Ali did.
He Finishes Norton Late, Norton didnt deal with power to well and his stance has poor defense against body shots.
He decisions Young, Young's slickness would do him well in the first 5 but as Frazier caught up to him and turned on the heat, he would be getting caught with better and better punches until in the final rounds when Fraziers battering him around the ring.
Shavers was a very average fighter if you take away his power. Even with his power he wasnt that great of a fighter. I love him and he is definitely the hardest hitter, but apart from hitting frazier does everything better at a much higher level. I dont think Shavers has all the necessary tools to seriously and consistently hurt Frazier.
Lyle has the best chance because as the fight with Ali showed, he could box, and as the Foreman fight showed, he could punch. But i think Frazier's non stop attack wears him down for a decision/late stoppage.
A prime Larry Holmes would be a good fight against a prime Frazier, but i always think he will always lose for the same reasons Ali did.
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