Personal hot takes about boxing
Just a list of hot takes which most people probably view differently. Tell me in the comments about your opinion on those.
Prime Calzaghe was better prime Roy Jones
Wladimir Klitschko is a top 5 heavyweight of all time.
Roberto Duran is the GOAT (excluding guys like Armstrong or Robinson due to lack of footage)
Hearns would be the favorite over any welterweight ever in mythical matchups. Especially if it's 12 rounds.
Chocolatito was the fighter of the decade 2010s.
Prime Usyk beats prime Holyfield in both weight classes.
All the heavyweights post Klitschko era are vastly overrated. Same with PBC welterweights past Mayweather-Pacquiao era.
Usyk and Fury are both on the back 9 and are ready to be overthrown. Even limited guys like Hrgovic have a chance vs the current version of these two.
In a fair fight, Andre Ward would lose vs Kovalev (he should've lost in reality), Beterbiev and Bivol.
Ali was vastly overrated. He had some let's say lucky wins in his 2nd reign and went life and death vs all the top guys he faced. Top 5 heavyweight of all time for sure but not in the GOAT discussion at all. He is only there due to his work outside the ring and his personality.