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The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 24 Jan 2014, 19:51
by Duch
That could be interesting. Who's that in your view? What about top3 or top5?
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 08:38
by Duch
No ideas?
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 09:40
by SaadOffTheDeck
Moorer
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 10:15
by Vladimir5555
Moorer,Byrd,Chagaev
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 11:01
by Tuan_Jim
Moorer at his best could do just about everything. Even sleepwalking he seemed to hit like a ton of bricks.
Moorer was a southpaw with brains & power, I would pick him to dismantle Byrd, Chagaev, and Sanders personally.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 11:54
by scorpio83
1. Michael Moorer
2. Corrie Sanders
3. Chris Byrd
4. Ruslan Chagaev
5. Sultan Imbragimov
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 12:25
by Tuan_Jim
Personally I think Karl Mildenberger would beat Chagaev and Ibragimov without breaking much of a sweat.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 13:23
by orbtastic
I think the answer is Frazier, he was left handed, but Moorer is possibly the best guy to fight out of the Southpaw stance.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 13:51
by Ambling Alp II
Where is the love for the great Joe Hipp?
Don't think you can count Frazier; I guess you have to go with Moorer. He had some meltdowns, but overall he was the most skilled and probably had the best career.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 25 Jan 2014, 16:28
by dempseyfire
Moorer followed by Byrd. Byrd at his peak would've clowned Sanders after surviving a shaky first 6 minutes. . . .
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 27 Jan 2014, 10:08
by The Great John L
dempseyfire wrote:Moorer followed by Byrd. Byrd at his peak would've clowned Sanders after surviving a shaky first 6 minutes. . . .
I would say Moorer, but I think he would have had some shaky moments against Sanders also. In fact, Sanders icing Moorer early would not surprise me but I'd still say Moorer was a much better fighter.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 00:12
by Bobbyptsd
I'd like to say Byrd, but at his best Moorer was pretty damn good.
On his night, Sanders could be quite destructive,I think he could, in theory beat either of those two, but I think that night is too rare.
So I'd go Moorer, Byrd, Sanders
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 00:18
by SaadOffTheDeck
Sanders is crazy overrated, he beat Wlad and gave Rahman a tough fight. That;s it. I honestly can't envision a scenario where he wins a round off of a prime Byrd.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 00:24
by Bobbyptsd
Well I don't think he beats him, I just figure on the perfect night for him he could beat a lot of guys. But that's down to him having a great night and Byrd a very bad one, not a great way to do hypotheticals, granted.
I do think he was very talented(Sanders) but no, if I had to pick because they were fighting right now in their respective primes I'd certainly go with Byrd.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 00:30
by SaadOffTheDeck
He had the power to catch lightning in a bottle here and there, but after 3 rounds he was pretty useless. While he could beat a lot of guys, it's a long shot that he would. Byrd is a guy I'm confident saying he couldn't beat with both at their best.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 04:17
by Tuan_Jim
Don't criticise Corrie Sanders, he is Vitali Klitschko's greatest win.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 10:14
by Ambling Alp II
Pretty much sums up Frankenstien's career.
Re: The best heavyweight southpaw ever
Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 22:38
by fatcookie
Rocky Balboa
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