May 1973 ~ 'Heavyweight Rankings'

[Max Power]

My position was quickly summed up by this...

If we took Mormeck from the Klitschko fight, HW Mormeck. Multiple champ, 217lbs, ripped and athletic and strong, 6'1". Good record against modern opponents (which would have been considered HW in Ali's/Foreman's times)--- And Ali and Foreman fought him... And they WON! Then Jean MArc Mormeck, would have been considered the BEST opponent they had ever faced! And he would be held in TESTAMENT to the greatness of the golden era and a proof of the superiority of times past and people would use him as an example of the quality of Ali/Foreman's opponents and laugh how the current era does not produce such fine specimens as Mormeck anymore.

He was more athletic, probably stronger, powerful, faster, more skilled, than basically any opponent either of the 2 (in the 70's) ever faced! And had a better title performance than any of the 2 ever did beat!

But against Wladimir, he was the worst mismatched opponent in recent memory! Despite being the same weight and ripped nearly as prime George Foreman, and bigger than Ali, Frazier and Norton except more skilled and athletic than any, Mormeck was considered grossly undersized and unable to compete.

You can compare the greatness of Ali and Foreman if you like but you cannot compare such shocking boxers (as they would be described these days) to modern professional HW boxers in a direct sense. It's comparing apples to oranges, they don't add up.