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Message: [QUOTE="bpo57, post: 3030020, member: 1572"] The decline in the heavyweight ranks is not recent and has been an ongoing issue. Think about it - George Foreman won the heavyweight championship at 45 years of age, way past his prime. Lots of guys have a puncher's chance but do u really think a Wilder, Ruiz or Joshua would beat a Foreman, Tyson or Ali in their prime? They'd get beaten pretty badly imo. Down the spectrum I was talking about welterweight and middleweights. JMO but you can't name four guys in those ranks today that could hang with Leonard, Duran, Hearns and Hagler. Those are four of the greatest fighters in boxing history, all with great hearts and serious KO power. Hearns at 6'1 and 147 lbs was a freak. I've never seen a guy at that weight with more vicious KO capability than him. Watch his KO of Pipino Cuevas or of Duran. Two of the nastiest KOs in boxing history. I think he'd kill any welterweight out there today if he were in his prime. [/QUOTE]