There's no way that flyweight Ali would make as much of an impact on boxing as heavyweight Ali. When Ali held it, the heavyweight title was the...
Gianfranco Rosi vs. Donald Curry: Al Bernstein goes into hysterics when Octavio Meyran doesn't call this a knockdown. The referee does correctly...
Seriously. At this point all of Duran's skill was just enough to squeak by Barkley, the same guy who lost a fairly one-sided fight to Kalambay a...
Two flyweights listed at 5'7" (170 cm), Koji Kobayashi and Facomron/Tacomron Vibonchai. They actually fought each other once. Kobayashi looked...
21-13-2 Lightning Little fighting Michael Nunn in what I assume was supposed to be a showcase for an upcoming Nunn defense against Benn. For some...
It's Ali, and it's not even close. The man made George Foreman look uncharismatic. George Foreman! Tyson has some sort of appeal for his...
Santos-Medal is a fight that I've never gotten. Santos beat up Medal for most of the fight and there were rounds when Medal was just taking it and...
Breland had some notable weaknesses (chin, defense, stamina), but I don't see McCrory as having the style to exploit them. He was neither a big...
Jim Watt was a terrific color man, one of the few guys who could accurately gauge where a fight was going and what the corners would try to do...
Sumbu Kalambay, from the Graham win through the Nunn loss. That's a little under two years from 1987-89. Turned pro late and didn't reach the top...
Herol Graham vs. Frank Grant
Well, if nothing else I'm glad I look like slightly less of a goof now.
Steve Cruz is universally listed as a late replacement for Fernando Sosa in the title match against McGuigan, but I can't find an exact timeframe...
The letters above my score are my RBR. O = Ohba, g = Gonzalez. That's how I keep track when I'm watching, and my posts always take up more space...
BTW, here's a slightly clearer video of the fight: [MEDIA]
