Old fashioned heavyweights

[potatoes]

This is how they looked:



....well, the good ones!

[TheGreatA]

Who won?

[jberg]

wasnt heavyweight 180 lbs+ back in the day?

[potatoes]

wasnt heavyweight 180 lbs+ back in the day?

Light-heavy was 175, so....

[potatoes]

Who won?

Who won? Excellent question!



The excessive bulk that modern heavyweights are carrying is clearly overrated.

[jberg]

i cant stand that ****ing valuev.
piece of ****

[potatoes]

i cant stand that ****ing valuev.
piece of ****

I have seen little evidence that would place him in that category. He is just a big man with small boxing skills. If he had to face Joe Louis this is what would happen:


[IMG]http://coxscorner.tripod.com/loui****s/louis_bbaer2a.jpg[/IMG]


Size is no substitute for talent as Joe Louis demonstrates against Buddy Baer.

[aussieboxer2320]

that valuev is just a freak, he has no boxing skill whatsoever