Okay so there's a few but come off it Bil. Compare that list to how many Featherweights who have moved up to Lightweight... Or Lightweights who have moved up to Welterweight... Superfeatherwights to Welterweights even!
You see what I mean?
What Im talking about is making guys who weigh around 200-220lbs more accessible to smaller men... Light Heavyweights and such (like they used to be with the likes of Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe, Billy Con, Harry Greb, George Carpintier etc), while keeping the 210+ monsters out of it.
Now with that in mind, review your list:
Roy Jones:
He had just one fight at Heavyweight. Against John Ruiz, a man on my list.
He would of been annihilated by Bowe, Lewis or the Klitschko's.
James Toney:
If he had an intermidiate weight limit, he would of fought at it for as long as his gut could hold out.
He would of been annihilated by Bowe, Lewis or the Klitschko's.
Jean Marc Mormeck:
Can't make 200 anymore and is gunnng for David Haye. Fact
He would of been annihilated by Bowe, Lewis or the Klitschko's.
David Haye:
Another one who was tight at the Weight. He would of fought at 210lbs if he could.
He would of been annihilated by Bowe, Lewis or the Klitschko's.
Tomasz Ademek:
He would of fought at 210lbs if he could.
He would of been annihilated by Bowe, Lewis and WILL be Klitschko's.
Evander Holyfield
Although admittedly Holyfield is the only genuine exception to the rule he DID go 1-1-3 with Bowe & Lewis and would probably fair worse with the Klitschko's.
Michael Spinks & Michael Moorer (who you missed btw):
Both jumped the Cruiserweight division probably because it was shit(but it could be so much better!!!)
Both would of been annihilated by Bowe, Lewis or the Klitschko's.
In Olympic Boxing terms yes but most boxers weight much more as a Pro Boxer than they do as an Amateur. It is very rare that you see a boxer fighting at the weight that they won their amateur medal at (in and around the heavyweight limit).
And that would be completely appropriate because all three of those would get anihalated by the likes of Bowe, Lewis & the Klitschko's
It's called moving with the times Bill. Rocky Marciano weighed over 189lbs like once in his whole career. You could even probably count on your three fingers how many times Louis, Dempsey & Marciano fought guys who weighed heavier than 215lbs
It's funny you should mention those guys though Bill because they fought the likes of Walcott, Ezzard, Conn, Carpentier... Because it has to be argued that for these tiny opponents, the heavyweight division would be unaccessible... Simply because these days, the majority of men fight at 220+
The gap still needs bridging Bil.
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