Quote Originally Posted by Max Power View Post
Horseshit! Wladimir Klitschko and Lennox Lewis too incidentally only ever got put down by very hard hitters despite any other reasons. There's not too many hitters that could trouble Wlad in the 70's.

Foreman, Lyle sure that's about it. Shavers and Liston- power overrated and terrible attacking skills.

And I don't think Frazier could knock out Wlad if he just stood there and let him wail!

No wonder Ali could use his head for a defence instead of good old modern reflexes, they literally did float like butterflies and stung like bees! His Parkinsons would have kicked in WAY earlier had he lived in more powerful times.
the main problem with your argument is that it is all based on what you think and has no factual evidence. you think that frazier doesnt hit harder than wlad. im not saying that you are wrong but im saying that its just an opinion that has really no weight to it. you are also forgetting that HWs wore smaller gloves back at that time too. whether or not people hit harder now, smaller gloves would probably make up the difference.

remember that williamson knocked down wlad on a counter right and he only weighed 218 pounds for the fight. ali weighed 216 for the foreman fight. williamson was 6'4 and ali was 6'3. so they were essentially the same size. and you should know that williamson should have beaten wlad on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage but wlad got a gift. williamson isnt known to have a great chin (he got KO'd in 1 round by mesi) and ali is known to be able to take punishment. also, ali is definitely faster than williamson and has a better jab and footwork. if williamson was able to outbox wlad, ali definitely would be able to.