Style Matchup

[garymcfall]

For the following ATG Heavyweights list a contender or inferior champion eg Valuev, while not as good a fighter as the ATG, would be stylistically a niightmare for them. Ive done Tyson as an example.

Jack Dempsey

Joe Louis

Rocky Marciano

Muhammad Ali

Joe Frazier

George Foreman

Larry Holmes

Lennox Lewis

Mike Tyson - Valuev would be a bad one for Mike, as he didnt like taller fighters who could jab him at range. Valuevs weight advantage would mean Tyson wouldnt be able to back him up , and his sheer strength would make it possible to begin to put Tyson on the back foot, something that Mike didnt like.

[Nick Balsamo]

I'll do it for Joe Frazier.

Lennox Lewis
Sonny Liston
Vitali Klitschko (at a lesser extend)
George Foreman

These man are big, strong, rangy, and have the power to put Frazier on his ass.

Smoking Joe could never beat these guys.

[garymcfall]

I'll do it for Joe Frazier.

Lennox Lewis
Sonny Liston
Vitali Klitschko (at a lesser extend)
George Foreman

These man are big, strong, rangy, and have the power to put Frazier on his ass.

Smoking Joe could never beat these guys.

i agree with that but i was looking for fighters who you wouldnt consider all time greats, lewis foreman and liston are definitely all time greats.

[FlatNose]

I'll do it for Joe Frazier.

Lennox Lewis
Sonny Liston
Vitali Klitschko (at a lesser extend)
George Foreman

These man are big, strong, rangy, and have the power to put Frazier on his ass.

Smoking Joe could never beat these guys.
Bah! Frazier would have decapitated Lewis.Don't confuse Lewis with being in the class of Liston or Foreman.Lennox isn't one of the greatest, he's just one of the latest.
And to think Quitchko would be competitive with a prime Joe.Egads!

[mr. magoo]

i agree with that but i was looking for fighters who you wouldnt consider all time greats, lewis foreman and liston are definitely all time greats.

A guy like Boncrusher Smith who wasn't an all time great might have given Frazier trouble. He was 6'5" 235 Lbs in his prime, and could hit like a truck. He had the abilty to go rounds with great fighters, and even destroyed a few good men like Weaver and Bruno.

[pugilist_boyd]

Dempsey Would Destroy Valuev As He Loved Fighting Bigger Slow Guys It Would Be A Bad Fight For Rock As He Was Stubby Armed And Was A Slower Straight Forward Fighter I Would Like To Say He Would Catch The Giant With Suzie Q But The Ref Might Stop It Before Hand If V. Jabs Cut His Delicate Face From Walking Thru Shots .i Think Frazier Would Have A Tough Time Getting In Also

[radianttwilight]

Jack Dempsey - David Tua

Joe Louis - Jimmy Young

Rocky Marciano - Tyrell Biggs

Muhammad Ali - David Tua

Joe Frazier - Bonecrusher Smith or Tony Tucker

George Foreman - Vitali Klitschko

Larry Holmes - Zora Folley

Lennox Lewis - Max Baer

Mike Tyson - George Chuvalo (he would still lose in a one-sided fashion, but Mike may get a bit frustrated).

[Stonehands89]

Jack Dempsey - David Tua

Joe Louis - Jimmy Young

Rocky Marciano - Tyrell Biggs

Muhammad Ali - David Tua

Joe Frazier - Bonecrusher Smith or Tony Tucker

George Foreman - Vitali Klitschko

Larry Holmes - Zora Folley

Lennox Lewis - Max Baer

Mike Tyson - George Chuvalo (he would still lose in a one-sided fashion, but Mike may get a bit frustrated).
That's an interesting and innovative list of foils.