connoisseur series500 Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 (edited) I'm not saying Patterson was the greatest heavyweight champion, but it appears that he would have beaten most of the champions who preceded him. I respectfully disagree. Rocky would have k.o.'d him within 5 or 6 rounds. I would also claim that Rocky ruled at a time when there was a dearth of great heavyweights, as did Floyd. However, his competition was still better. Bert Sugar rates Ezzard Charles amongst the top 5 heavyweights of all time. Rocky beat an aged Louis, who, imo would have knocked out Floyd even at that advanced age. Floyd could hit, but his chin was fragile. The sad thing is that he never beat a great fighter, beyond Archie Moore, who was even older than when he fought Rocky. I would even go back as far as maybe Max Schmeling, or Jack Sharkey or Primo to find a prior champion Floyd would be able to defeat. I think Max Baer would have knocked him out; Louis certainly; Walcott, Charles, Rocky, etc. Floyd was a great man; but he was a mediocre heavyweight champion. Edited June 18, 2006 by connoisseur series500 Quote
paul secor Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 Time to drop all the speculation and let the man rest in peace. Quote
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