I remember Nigel Benn saying in an interview in 1988 that Kalambay was by far the man to beat. The interviewer didn’t seem to know who he was,...
So much talent to be fair, A LOT of depth in the division in that decade.
Carl Williams ran Holmes close too, even outjabbing him at times would you believe. Dokes and Ruddock at the back end in 89.
Spinks did beat Larry twice so… But Tony Tucker and Carl Williams are shouts.
They were there for the taking by then.
McCallum soaked a lot of big right hands down the stretch.
The first two fights are a ridiculous 24 rounds of boxing 101. Ridiculous
I think the WBC always liked to give the Brit/Comm/Euro champ a shot. Stracey, Magri, Conteh, Honeyghan etc
Well he beat Kalule I guess. And Holmes.
‘You have to take your opportunity with both hands, like I did last week (stopping Nigel Benn), because you don’t know if you’ll get another.’...
Louis Ali Tyson Then it gets murky …. Holmes Lewis Johnson Dempsey Foreman Rock Usyk (though wait til he’s done)
I wouldn’t have Usyk that high. But Louis is a shoe-in at #1
****ing good!
He was WBC #1 contender in 83. (WBA middleweight #1 in 86)
