I honestly think guys like Brewster, Peters, Ibragimov, Chagaev, CHambers, Brock wouldn't be bad fighters in the heavyweight division in any era. I think they all would have had the potential to make it to the top 10 of any era of boxing, but some of them likes Peters would have had to have been more focused or in the same shape as he was when he faced Wladimir or better.
I think Wladimir gets flack for dominating them, but I honestly don't think very many of the all-time greats would have dominated these guys the same way. Chagaev and Ibrigamov are quick, well schooled, tough boxers. Peters(when he was 240 or less) was quick handed, tough beard, and tough to beat. Chambers has incredibly fast hands and he has a really good guard, but I think he has the same problems Clottey has against top opposition. Brock was an awkward guy like Norton and I think he would have given the boxers of the past a hard time and the sluggers would have destroyed him.
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