Can they win a title?

[dmc071]

Of the fighters making a comeback and who are ranked in the top 15 in any of the rankings how would they fair against the 4 different champions right now.

Klitcho, Chagev, Maskaev,Ibragimov

Evander Holyfield L ? L L
Oliver McCall L W W ?
Michael Moorer ? W W W
John Ruiz L L L L
Hasim Rahman L L L L

[Kostya Zoo]

I honestly wouldnt pick Moorer over Chagaev or Ibragimov IN HIS PRIME.

[Kiwi_in_America]

What about TUA??

He is ranked in top 15 by WBC I believe - and still only 34 years old.

[Kostya Zoo]

What about TUA??

He is ranked in top 15 by WBC I believe - and still only 34 years old.

well that's a bullshit ranking.

[Brickhaus]

What about TUA??

He is ranked in top 15 by WBC I believe - and still only 34 years old.

What about Tua? At this point I doubt I'd favor him to beat Shannon Briggs. He's just as limited.

[codeman99998]

Of the fighters making a comeback and who are ranked in the top 15 in any of the rankings how would they fair against the 4 different champions right now.

Klitcho, Chagev, Maskaev,Ibragimov

Evander Holyfield L ? L L
Oliver McCall L W W ?
Michael Moorer ? W W W
John Ruiz L L L L
Hasim Rahman L L L L

Moorer sure gets a lot of credit from you doesn't he? Have you seen his recent fights?

What's really important there is that all of those fighters (except Moorer, unexpectedly) have an L under Klitschko's name.

What's also important is that the other three "champions" in that list would have an "L" in the Klitschko column. I am only interested in fighters fighting Klitschko, as he is the only titlist to defend his title against real opposition. Whether or not they can beat the other "champions" is of little importance in the division, unless AFTER beating them they intend to unify.

[dmc071]

What about Tua? At this point I doubt I'd favor him to beat Shannon Briggs. He's just as limited.

I didn't think that Tua was ranked but I think he is done...I mean he still has power but I never thought he was a smart fighter.

[dmc071]

Moorer sure gets a lot of credit from you doesn't he? Have you seen his recent fights?

What's really important there is that all of those fighters (except Moorer, unexpectedly) have an L under Klitschko's name.

What's also important is that the other three "champions" in that list would have an "L" in the Klitschko column. I am only interested in fighters fighting Klitschko, as he is the only titlist to defend his title against real opposition. Whether or not they can beat the other "champions" is of little importance in the division, unless AFTER beating them they intend to unify.

Look at who Klitschko has lost to....He has always had a problem with southpaws....As far as HW are concerned Moorer is one of the best Southpaws. I did see both of his recent fights and he was heavy (250lbs) coming back against Couser but he knocked him out in the first round. In his 2nd fight back he beat Sedrick Fileds in 10....that was an ugly fight. Fields was holding Moorer the entire fight. Moorer looked good at 238 lbs and didn't look tired at all. Fields is certainly not at the same level as the current champs but he did beat Shannon Briggs and went the distance against Ruslan in addition to some other big names in the division. I do like Moorer and always have....I'm from Detroit where he started out but I also look at the talent and right now I think it's wide open. Of all the people coming back I think Moorer is the best because he is a smart fighter with power in both hands and he is a southpaw. Although I do have to say McCall looked pretty good the other day.

[kadoiron]

It's incredibly sad that Tua isn't as focused as he was in the end of the 90's early 2000's because he would certainly be a force to be reckoned with! His best chances are now and he doesn't seem to be taking advantage of that...sad...

[dmc071]

It's incredibly sad that Tua isn't as focused as he was in the end of the 90's early 2000's because he would certainly be a force to be reckoned with! His best chances are now and he doesn't seem to be taking advantage of that...sad...

I agree totally....He was the same fighter he was in the 90's this would be his best chance to really do something.

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[jimmie]

Of the fighters making a comeback and who are ranked in the top 15 in any of the rankings how would they fair against the 4 different champions right now.

Klitcho, Chagev, Maskaev,Ibragimov

Evander Holyfield L ? L L
Oliver McCall L W W ?
Michael Moorer ? W W W
John Ruiz L L L L
Hasim Rahman L L L L

Rahman and Ruiz have been Champions recently so id give them a solid chance. McCalls KOed Maskaev already so id say he could do it agian. Moorer is shot but he has 1 punch KO power he was getting trumped by Jirov and landed a big hook to put him to sleep why couldnt he KO a couple of glass jaws named Maskaev and Klitschko ? Holyfields the most skilled of the bunch and hes easily the fastest. Id give every single one a shot.