bob foster vs. michael moorer- lt. heavyweights-who wins?
926933
Good question sir!  Had this been at heavyweight, I probably would have picked Moorer.  I believe that Bob Foster was one of the all time greats at Lgt Heavyweight and could really punch!  Moorer would have given him some difficulty at first as a southpaw and with his quick hands but Foster would have kept him at bay with crisp hard jabs.  In about round 7 Foster hits Moorer witha perfiect right hand for the 10 count.
616441
Prime for prime I'd go for Aaron.  He had a lot of anger in him.  He was an alternate at the Olympics, yet he did better than Howard Davis junior. He fought for years to get the good fights and the respect, fighting a legent Antonio Cervantez.  Then another great, his fight with Alexis Arguello was the one that earned him respect.  Oscar may have been a more mobile fighter with faster hands and very confident young man I just think Aaron was too much of a tiger and its hard to pull off a person like Aaron unless your willing to go head to head.  Lets face it then Oscar wasn't eager to mix it with a puncher.  When you consider the fight with Felix Trinidad he was hesitant and boxed.  I thought he could have knocked him out.  Aaron Pryor by knockout.
821621
NO WAY! Fedor is fast as many lightweight, very strong for his size, and incredible tough. Also he train in all modern techniques which are more advance than what bruce Lee have back in his time. Fedor is also way bigger than bruce.
757125
prime for prime...........there was no heavyweight better than Big George Foreman......not even close........the 70-73 Foreman was as close to invincible as you can get.......a prime Ali struggled with Norton and Frazier........the 72-73 Foreman blew both of them out in 2 rounds....and when i say "blew them out"...i mean it..........he CRUSHED them........Ali was fortunate to fight the 74 Foreman.,...well,the boxing commumity  knows he was out of shape and couldnt spar for 5 weeks .........the fight was actually to take place 5 weeks before it did.......Ali wouldve got beat that night in Zaire if Formen was conditioned properly.......Ali fighting Foreman in 72 -73???.....he wouldve got crushed just like prime Frazier and Norton did......nevermind the fact that Foreman wins the heavy title 20 yrs later at 45 and went toe to toe with a prime Holyfield at 41.......so..it goes, Foreman(72-73) , Ali(70-71), Frazier(69-70), Tyson(86-87), Liston(61-62),Louis(38-39),Lewis(92-93),Holyfield(95-96),Marciano(52-53),Holmes(77-78).
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The Former Light-Heavyweight Champion (devastating at 175lbs) and 3 time Heavyweight Champion Michael Moorer, first SouthPaw to become Heavyweight Champ. You can see some of his bio by following the URL below, wiki's got the "motts".
981493
As other people have said, the record doesn't mean much if the guys he beat were tomato cans.  About 20 years ago, there was a middleweight named John "The Beast" Mugabi who had a similar record.  He fought Marvin Hagler and promptly got pasted.  Not saying the guy isn't any good, just that you should take inflated records with a grain of salt.
699999
great, question, and a great matchup!  Both boxers with incredible hearts, stamina, chins, and skills.  But, Pender unfortunately would've busted his hands on Hagler's granite noggin' and that probably would have ended it.  Hagler, in four.
585015
"A good big un will always beat a good little un"\n\nNo contest has to be Ali - when he fought Bob Foster one of the greatest light heavy weights at 6 foot 3 inches with a huge reach and super knockout power in 1972 it was a boy against a man and it finished with a knockout in the Eighth after Foster had been floored 7 times.
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1. Muhammad Ali-hands down the fastest Heavyweight of all time, his speed was blinding speed and it came frequently via a combination of punches (not 1,2 more like 4,5,6 punches). \n\n2. Floyd Patterson-had a pair of the fastest hands in Heavyweight history, also an exceptional combination puncher.\n\n3. Joe Louis-fantastic hand speed, so quick that when the punches reached their target, the momentum produced an "explosion" of power. \n\n4. Mike Tyson-his hand speed was quick and explosive. Much like Joe Louis in the way the "coup de gras" would knock a guy out before they even saw the punch coming.\n\n5. tie Sam Langford/Larry Holmes\n\nIn Jim McNeill's book, 'They Could've Been Contenders' he writes of Langford, "For over twenty years he (Sam) would continue to astound against the very best, but no champion would ever risk his crown against him." Ironically, that applied to Jack Johnson most of all. As the World Heavyweight Champion, Johnson defended his Title against only one black fighter, Jim Johnson. \n\nJack J. did have a victory over Langford (Sam 155lbs vs Johnson 189lbs), but once he became Heavyweight Champ he wouldn't accept any of Langford's challenges. He knew Langford would have beat him in a rematch at equal weight. \n\nMcNeil went on to describe Langford, "He had Tyson-like KO power, blisterring fast hands and scorching combinations, a skillful jab, a great all around offense in which he threw lots of punches and was very aggressive. He also had very good defensive skills and could counter well."
173231
In a real boxing match, yes. Marciano is a boxer, Tyson is a street fighter.
450919
B-Hop is moving up to fight tarver, so either way i dont think many would say he wasnt one of the great fighters at 160. Probably one of the best things b hop has going for him is that tarver is coming down in weight from that foolish rocky movie (and a lot of guys cant really recover from cutting all the weight for one reason or another). Tarver is a pretty skilled boxer so hopkins edge against most fighters probably doesnt come into play as much here. I dont know how much he has left in the tank at this point, but i do hope he can beat tarver for one last hurrah. Still i think tarver wins by a close decision, since thats the way it seems their styles will dictate this fight. Either way hopkins is an all time great at 160.
357420
Man, that is a tough question, as a boxer enthusiast, and amateur boxer myself I am really excited about the Chris Byrd Wladimir Klitschko fight.  \n\nNow, about your question, I do think Klitschko is going to easily defeat Chris Byrd, by even more than he did their first fight, and I believe that James Toney will then be the Ring Magazine number one fighter, however I believe everyone will then consider Wladimir Klitschko the heavyweight to beat.  Klitschko looked great in his last fight, and will defeat Chris Byrd by unanimous decision.
484962
He'll get a mention alright but he doesn't have that 'aura' that we associate with Marciano.\n\nPS; I remember there was a heavyweight (or light heavy weight) who went something like 48-0, was it Michael Spinks, before he stepped up for another fight and lost? you can give me the answer in email or IM.
475314
| don't think so :D\n\nBut, if they were ever met, wow, its gonna be a great story ever told in martial art's world. \n\nWho will be the winner ? I'll bet my money for Mohammed A Lee ....:D\n\nMay be in the next world, Ali gonna be Bruce's brother.\n\nBe Wise.
1062644
Very very good fight.  Hopkins destroyed him, and also knocked him down in the fifth.  Hopkins definately brought the fight to Tarver, had he fought this way against Taylor, this is no doubt that he would have won.  Both were in very good shape, and Hopkins still very cut after gaining 15 pounds.  No, I doubt hopkins will have a rematch though, he won the fight VERY easily, toying with Tarver at times.  So I think he'll stay retired, after the fight he told everyone good bye and everything.  He also told Merchant that he had no hard feelings for Taylor, and he hopes he wins next week.  Very professional.
655098
Ali, but its one of those fights that if you watch it three times you come up with different winners and valid reason for that particular verdict.  I would say that Ali won then I would change my mind and say Jimmy won that one or on a third viewing it would be a draw.  The trouble was Ali was the champ and Jimmy didn't do enough to win the fight, the challenger has to take the fight to the champion and Jimmy didn't do that.  Try watching the Ali vs Norton third fight.  The same thing applies there.
184785
I watched virtually no boxing for about 10 years, so can't offer an opinion about anyone since then, but to that point my choice is Larry Holmes. He was very much like Ali, though only more consistent. It is a shame he lost on his attempt to tie Marciano's record - and to someone about the same size and weight (Michael Spinks) to boot - though a very different type of fighter. Yet things like that happen. I have to believe that overall Holmes' competition was much more difficult.\n\nMost of the great fighters fought too long, so I basically ignore losses for some of them late in their career regarding this.