R.I.P. Ingemar Johansson

RIP.

One of the best and most powerful right hands you'll ever see thrown in the sport, and given that his career was relatively brief, he accomplished a hell of a lot, all things considered.

 

What was that referee thinking of,? He was still counting when Ingo's seconds were in the ring trying to aid him,what did he need to stop the fight ? Johannson had serious power in that right !

 

They called it Thor's Hammer.

Like Bert Sugar said, you didn't see Thor's hammer when we punched the heavybag, but in the ring... all of a sudden after jabbing and picking his shots, he laid that right hand out of nowhere. :good

 

Very sad news. He was the only true "old school" heavyweight champion alive; even if Ali (the current oldest former champ) is only 10 years older, he comes from a different generation of fighters.


By the way, can any Swede help me on how to spell his name? I read all kind of variations. är det Ingomar Johansson?

 

Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson :good

 

The greatest heavyweight right hand bar none IMO. For him to be remembered in Sweden alongside Bjorn Borg just about says it all.

God bless you Ingo, R.I.P.

 

I've been told its Jimmy Bivins..... But I read a while ago that Bivins had cancer....... If Bivins is still alive, he's got to be hanging on by a thread....:shock:

MR.BILL

NOTE:

Screw that..... Bivins' fight with Louis was NOT for the title.... It was after the fact in the 50s...

 

Uhhh, NO!!

MR.BILL

 

i meant the swedes arnt that into boxing

sorry for the confusion

 

Its acceptable to say Ingo's right hand was the best ever.
Also he is the only Heavyweight champion to NEVER have fought an opponent with a losing (ie win, loss ratio) record.
Finally his other wins over the likes of Cooper etc are allways underated IMO.

 

A good fighter, who's upset of Manchen is one of the bigger ones, and to then go on and flatten Patterson with his Hammer of Thor, was no mean feat.

The third Patterson fight must also be a candidate for most fun Heavyweight Championship fight.

Kudos to the IOC for giving him his medal back before it was too late.

They say these things come in three's; Johansson, Torres and Gutteridge; hopefully this means this great sport will be spared for a while.

 

Awesome right hand punch and a class act outside the ring.

 

Even the mighty Hammer of Thor couldn't KO death.

RIP champ.

 

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Fair enough. Sorry for the nationalist outburst.

 

RIP Champ

I think Bivins the oldest challenger still alive