What fighter from the 60's - 80's could dominate the division today if in prime?

Who could do it? How? Why?

Foreman?

Ali?

Frazier?

Liston?

Holmes?

Patton?

etc etc etc?

I vote Patton, that mofo was awsome.

Hagler. I think his style and conditioning/tenacity would overwhelm the MW division....he had the right combination of power/boxing ability/roughness/heart/CHIN to make it.....

All of them ;D

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Originally Posted by Memphis

I vote Patton, that mofo was awsome.

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Yeah, but he did slap a bit instead of punching !
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I've thought about this long and hard but Im sorry, I just canot see prime Ali Frazier Foreman Liston Holmes or this Patton fella beating Oleg Maskaev. Just not happening.

Yeah, Patton would have tanked the fight

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This one is a no brainer...Anyone who knows anything about boxing knows that as far as the history of the heavyweight division goes...When you name the best to ever hold the belt you have Patton then the rest......

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Originally Posted by bigragu

Hagler. I think his style and conditioning/tenacity would overwhelm the MW division....he had the right combination of power/boxing ability/roughness/heart/CHIN to make it.....

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Do you really think Hagler could have beaten Ali or Foreman?

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Originally Posted by Memphis

I vote Patton, that mofo was awsome.

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Is he stil the governor of Hong Kong :-\

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Originally Posted by NorthSideX4

Who could do it? How? Why?

Foreman?

Ali?

Frazier?

Liston?

Holmes?

Patton?

etc etc etc?

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All kidding aside any of them could dominate you just named 5 of the top 10 greatest heavyweights ever...Ali is perhaps one of the top 5 P4P fighters ever...By Patton I assume you mean patterson...He would have the most trouble not because of anyones skill but size wise he was not a stocky heavyweight....
Foreman--Hardest hitting fighter P4P ever

Ali--Need I say more?

Liston---Vicious for any era

Frazier--More heart than any 5 HW today

Holmes--At prime would box them all into the dirt

Patterson--As long as he didnt get Valuev or anyone that big...The size would beat him not the fighter

A prime Tyson,,Gerry Cooney,,Earnie Shavers,,Jerry Quarry,,George Chuvalo,,,You mention the late 60's and the 70's you have the greatest era in HW boxing

Heavyweight - Foreman
Light Heavy - Floyd Patterson
Super Middle - Tommy Hearns
Middleweight - Hagler
Welter - Ray Robinson or Ray Leonard
Lightweight - Roberto Duran
Featherweight - Willie Pep or Salvador Sanchez

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Originally Posted by Lyle

Heavyweight - Foreman
Light Heavy - Floyd Patterson
Super Middle - Tommy Hearns
Middleweight - Hagler
Welter - Ray Robinson or Ray Leonard
Lightweight - Roberto Duran
Featherweight - Willie Pep or Salvador Sanchez

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I can't see tommy herans beating calzaghe

hearns was a beast at welter and jr welter

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Originally Posted by Lyle

Heavyweight - Foreman
Light Heavy - Floyd Patterson
Super Middle - Tommy Hearns
Middleweight - Hagler
Welter - Ray Robinson or Ray Leonard
Lightweight - Roberto Duran
Featherweight - Willie Pep or Salvador Sanchez

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I can't see tommy herans beating calzaghe

hearns was a beast at welter and jr welter

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I could absolutely see Hearns beating Calzaghe.. I could see Calzaghe beating him as well but there's no doubt Hearns would be equal in every facet and then some, in the early rounds. He would definetly need a KO but he could get it. Thommy Hearns had possibly the best right hand of all time.. Calzaghe is most vulnerable to straight right hands. Don't say you couldn't see it happening.. Because if you watched enough of Hearns I doubt that.

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All of them ;D

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