since it was the heat that made SRR lose

[jowcol]

Joey is an ATG non-champ. He had a set of whiskers and was a defensive specialist. Interesting that, after the subsequent Archie wars, he took a (mere) 8 rounder against the up and coming Patterson then, went back to 10 rounders before his career smoldered. Perhaps John Garfield could give us some insight into that Patterson scrap.

[KuRuPT]

I just think it's kinda silly to think this was Maxim's gameplan.. Who the F has a plan to be utterly embarrassed by a much smaller guy.. and lose pretty much every single round in convincingly fashion. Where is the plan there? I'm going to look like I'm getting tooled the whole fight.. then.. then.. I will come on in the 14th and 15th rounds? I mean come on people, that wasn't part of his plan. He was getting outboxed in emphatic fashion... and there is nothing about that fight that leads me to believe Maxim would win most of the time.. shit.. even some of the time in optimal conditions. There would be a point of Maxim did SOMETHING that fight.. or actually hurt Robbie in some way.. then I could go yet in better conditions I could see him dealing out even more pain. He dealt out zero pain except to Robbie's hands.

[john garfield]

Originally Posted by jowcol

Joey is an ATG non-champ. He had a set of whiskers and was a defensive specialist. Interesting that, after the subsequent Archie wars, he took a (mere) 8 rounder against the up and coming Patterson then, went back to 10 rounders before his career smoldered. Perhaps John Garfield could give us some insight into that Patterson scrap.

i was ringside at Eastern Parkway Arena that night, j. It was filled with very vocal Patterson supporters, who thought he was the second coming of Ray Robinson, as I did.

Maxim consistently beat Floyd to the punch with machine gun jabs, 'n lead rights; though not as hard Floyd's, spot on target.

Floyd threw eye-catching flurries, to the delight of his fans, but were largely nullified by Maxim's hunched shoulders, 'n Maxim marched forward, not letting him get set.

In my view, Maxim, the cunning vet, won decisively, in spite of the loud booing from Patterson loyalists. At that stage of Floyd's career, he bit off more than he could chew.