Heavyweights : Floyd Patterson vs. Vitali Klitschko

[Woldemar]

Prime vs prime.Who wins?

[DrDuke]

Klitschko would keep Patterson at range and maul him with jabs and one-twos, until Patterson got stopped. Floyd could reach Klitschko from time to time, but Klitschko would take everything well. Klitschko by TKO in about 10 rounds.

[mayorcurley]

I didn't know they let heavies fight welterweights.

[gilgamesh]

Vitali by KO within 4

[elmersalsa]

The weight discrepancy and the height and reach advantages for Vitali Klitschko would be too much for a guy that didn't even weigh in 200lbs in his professional life.

[Bodyshot3]

Vitali way too big, busy and not a statue on a plinth either.
Bad night against another European HW for Floyd and with a rematch avoided.

[Syntax Error]

This would be like the Herbie Hide fight.

Okay, Patterson isn't as stupid and reckless as Hide, but he is similarly built with fast hands and power to go with it, like Herbie

Unfortunately, he would be way too small to hang with Vitali.

A better mythical match would be Floyd Patterson V Ezzard Charles.

[Bodyshot3]

I think that is a very good call Syntax

Patterson hangs in longer than Hide because he had the smarts to come in with a vaguely sensible plan and also listen to his corner during the fight.....but the result is pretty much the same.

I watched Hide v Vitali at the time and a few times over.....and Herbie gets more frustrating every time

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Vitali