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Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson come to mind, I would lean towards Ali though due to how big he was in relation to his speed...
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it's tyson, by farComment
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by modern divisions would Ali and patterson be cruiserweights?Comment
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patterson could have been a LHW early in his career. he was 180ish when he beat archie moore.
patterson had a 71" reach. that's shorter than floyd mayweather.
ali was a much, much larger man. anybody who thinks he's the same size as patteron, or that he'd fight at cruiserweight today, is foolish. he had big shoulders. he was 6'3" at the very least. he had 80 inches of reach. int he 70's he regularly weighed over 220 lbs in world championship shape.
i always use lamon brewster as a comparison for the size of past HW. lamon brewster was never completely ripped. he weighed 225 lbs when he knocked out klitschko. he was 6'2". when you consider how lean louis was in his prime, brewster was roughly the size of joe louis. maybe brewster was naturally 10 lbs heavier. maybe.
is that 10 lbs going to be an insurmountable advantage in size? of course not. if brewster isn't too small for wlaidmir, neither is joe louis, and certainly not the bigger ali.Comment
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I would say Ali for sure followed by Patterson. Tyson was very quick as well.Comment
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Prime Ali had lightning fast hands.Comment
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