Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
Being undefeated is no reason to be regarded as a great fighter just look at Sven Ottke for an example of that reasoning.

The fact that old Walcott an dropped and gave Rocky so much trouble in their first fight is not a sign of greatness but coming back from the jaws of defeat was.

Having the same trouble with lightheavy Ezzard Charles and old Moore was not a good sign either for a great champion.
This is very true.

Lets get real.

How many of us have rocky in our top 5?

He was around at the perfect time to beat fighters on the slide and there is always the rumourmill of the mafia helping him along the way.

A great fighter but would possibly struggle in even todays heavyweights..