What Era had the Most Talented HeavyWeights?

[SlimTrae]

Who would Gene Tunney have defeated in the
60s, 70s, 80s,90s & y2k?
The best fighter from each era.

[Master]

Who would Gene Tunney have defeated in the
60s, 70s, 80s,90s & y2k?
The best fighter from each era.

He was 6 ft and 192lb so he could have taken on Patterson and maybe out boxed the sluggers of the era except Frazier. I do not think he could beat anyone else.

[greynotsoold]

Who would Gene Tunney have defeated in the
60s, 70s, 80s,90s & y2k?
The best fighter from each era.

He was 6 ft and 192lb so he could have taken on Patterson and maybe out boxed the sluggers of the era except Frazier. I do not think he could beat anyone else.

I think that he was by far more talented than either of the K brothers, a much better boxer than any heavy since Joe Louis. The guys that might beat Tunney would do so only due to an extreme size advantage, not because they were better at boxing.

[Beanflicker]

Gene Tunney more skilled than the Klitschko brothers, that's hilarious.

[greynotsoold]

Gene Tunney more skilled than the Klitschko brothers, that's hilarious.

Why? He moved better, was better defensively. He was noted for having a great jab (Liston's jab was compared to Tunney's), a very hard right hand, for being a very good body puncher, for fighting well inside, and he fought a much much higher level of competition.
The K Bros are tall, jab well, straight right hand, and are tall.

[Master]

Gene Tunney more skilled than the Klitschko brothers, that's hilarious.

You really have a blind spot for old time fighters. Have you seen Gene boxer?

From the first round to the last he fought at a good pace. He was very skilled boxer. The guy had a ton of heart to get through Grebb beating. Tunney retired rich and famous what more could you ask for in a heavyweight champion.

[Mr140]

OH come on now Tunney is a great fighter ahead of his time but for fuck sack one jab for Wlad and its over pretty fucking much. The hw division is not like others there no limit to it and fuckers have gotten bigger since the 1920's. Reason i have respect for Holyfeild he actually moved up and beat monsters. I mean dont get me wrong Tunney is a great fighter but i rank him more as a lhw then a hw today think he be ok at lhw but put him in with skilled big guy who out weighs him 50 to 60 pounds the guy is kinda fucked pretty much dude.

[Bill Paxtom]

"1968"

Joe Frazier
Jimmy Ellis
Oscar Bonavena
Sonny Liston
Jerry Quarry
Floyd Patterson
Leotis Martin
Thad Spencer
Buster Mathis
Manuel Ramos
Karl Mildenberger
Henry Cooper
Gregorio Peralta
Al Jones
Eduardo Corletti
Al 'Blue' Lewis
George Chuvalo
Robert Cleroux
Dave Zyglewicz
Mac Foster
Luis Pires
Cleveland Williams
Zora Folley
Tony Doyle
Jack Bodell

C'mon Man

[SlimTrae]

OH come on now Tunney is a great fighter ahead of his time but for fuck sack one jab for Wlad and its over pretty fucking much. The hw division is not like others there no limit to it and fuckers have gotten bigger since the 1920's. Reason i have respect for Holyfeild he actually moved up and beat monsters. I mean dont get me wrong Tunney is a great fighter but i rank him more as a lhw then a hw today think he be ok at lhw but put him in with skilled big guy who out weighs him 50 to 60 pounds the guy is kinda fucked pretty much dude.

hahaha...friggin hilarious.
oh, good points as well

[Beanflicker]

Gene Tunney more skilled than the Klitschko brothers, that's hilarious.

You really have a blind spot for old time fighters. Have you seen Gene boxer?

From the first round to the last he fought at a good pace. He was very skilled boxer. The guy had a ton of heart to get through Grebb beating. Tunney retired rich and famous what more could you ask for in a heavyweight champion.

It's like anything, man, things evolve. When Gene was champ, boxing had been around as we know it (kind of) for what, 30 years? Boxing evolved. He was great for his time, but that style is obsolete. I've seen every Gene fight put on film, you watch those guys and guys that came after them and it's no comparison.

[IamInuit]

Gene Tunney more skilled than the Klitschko brothers, that's hilarious.

You really have a blind spot for old time fighters. Have you seen Gene boxer?

From the first round to the last he fought at a good pace. He was very skilled boxer. The guy had a ton of heart to get through Grebb beating. Tunney retired rich and famous what more could you ask for in a heavyweight champion.

It's like anything, man, things evolve. When Gene was champ, boxing had been around as we know it (kind of) for what, 30 years? Boxing evolved. He was great for his time, but that style is obsolete. I've seen every Gene fight put on film, you watch those guys and guys that came after them and it's no comparison.

Lol. You think boxing started in 1990 and have no clue how good Tunney was. And again with the film shit. Don't you know how dumb that premise is? There is no film of countless things that are accepted as fact or likely.The same great fighters of past eras would be great today. And if you think anyone is going to look back at footage of Wlad and claim that he was some technical guru while at the same time dismissing Tunney then you are more delusional about past eras then I thought. This is the worst heavyweight division since John L Sullivan and the worst one that I have witnessed in 45 years. Not because I'm lost in the past but because it is period. Half of these clowns cant even fight for 5 rounds. Its pathetic.