Looking back on the content of this thread, I think history has perhaps vindicated my caution in accepting the position that Federer would break...
I am now told that Joe Frazier's management, in spite of being scared to death of powerful punchers (according to this standpoint), opted to match...
You don't get it- I'm not "ignoring" the rankings you posted. I'm saying they're clearly not persuasive. When I used the '60s rankings, the point...
Joe Frazier's management in early 1972: "Let's take Terry Daniels and Ron Stander." "How come?" "Because, that way we can avoid the...
But he had to pull out due to hepatitis. This is from the Associated Press, April 16, 1978: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Frazier, former...
How many times have I addressed this??? Since this is the EXACT SAME THING you've been saying since before the great flood and beyond, I will...
When the subject of Joe Frazier "avoiding" opponents has been brought up by a couple of persistent detractors on these forums, I have repeated...
This is interesting- the vast majority of responses here have ben in Foreman's favor, but he's trailing in the poll.
More like Campbell didn't have the chin to handle it and was standing at a range which was perfect for Peden to throw a full-force left hook....
How about that fight in which Alonzo Butler body-slammed his opponent out of the ring and was credited with a knockout win?
All five fights were against world champions who have/had a case for ranking on pound-for-pound lists themselves, and the losses were all very...
It wasn't a "New York title," per se- it was recognition by the New York commission, which was very influential, as WORLD champion, and several...
It's the FIGHTS/KOs ratio that matters, not wins/KOs. Otherwise, a guy who's 3-10 (3 KOs) has a higher knockout percentage than Foreman or...
Show me a round Marciano takes off- in fact, show me a minute Marciano takes off, in any one of his fights.
-Edit; botched attempt at a post.
