A list of top heavyweight punchers without Sonny Liston's name on it just doesn't sound right. I think he had a rather complete arsenal of...
It's difficult to say based on mere newspaper reports. The fight could've been a beating comparable to the one LaMotta took from Robinson, or it...
[IMG] Haynes didn't look so scary, but judging by his performance against Maher, he could've been a scary opponent to fight against. If Jack...
It's only that there have been brutal beatings involving fighters that weren't necessarily the most durable of all time, they just somehow...
It's not a huge deal since everybody knows he was better than Lesnevich or Mills or Maxim or Moore anyway.
I don't think his defense is worth mentioning, although he did master the style better than a young Foreman did. I remember reading an interview...
Ketchel was thrashed gloriously but I don't think a KO loss proves a fighter's durability much. In the end he was stopped well inside the distance...
Both men pushed the limits of dirty fighter in their own times. Saddler just took it to another level due to the lenient officiating in his era....
I thought so as well. Here is another color picture: [IMG] Charles left everything in the ring I would say. A compilation of highlights I made...
Somewhat off-topic but anybody know from which fight this picture was taken of? [IMG]
He did appear physically completely shot around the late 50's, almost an entirely different man. Fighting at a pace of 12 times a year despite...
While Bob Satterfield was not as great as Ketchel by any means, I would argue that he had a better record of leaving light heavyweights and...
You could make the same argument in LaMotta's favour. It just comes down to whom you feel is better in that type of a fight. Personally I just...
I believe that's his wife, who died soon after.
He wasn't truly willing to prove his greatness. I have to presume that he would lose to most of them. In his day he didn't get much respect. His...
