The problem is that the Internet idiots put other people at risk. It's infuriating thinking about how the simpletons who think they know better...
I'm going to use this as an excuse to look through some of my old boxing magazines, and I'll report back if I find anything interesting.
They're almost invariably bitter Duran and/or Hagler fanboys who are still trying to fight their heroes' battles, 35-40 years later. Time to let...
Like Marvin Hart?
Once knocked out Ole Anderson of the notorious Four Horsemen crew.
Interesting matchup...I think Ellis is too small.
The fact that the Chicago Defender was a black newspaper might have something to do with that. Do you have any other examples at your disposal?
Right. It's because even back then many boxing aficionados deferred far too heavily to Nat Fleischer and the other old-time scribes' assessments...
Excellent post! I can think of a number of reasons reasonable people might have him outside of their top 20 though.
They would have benefited greatly from modern trainers who taught them how to better use their size and length, sure.
Conn v. some of the '85 cruiserweights probably would have been more competitive. Conn v. a young Leslie Stewart or an old Marvin Johnson could...
When I watched this fight years ago, my two impressions were: "This Oma guy looks terrible! How did he last 10 rounds with an ATG?" and "These...
That might explain why Foreman was only 219 against Roman instead of the inflated 225 he weighed against Norton.
A mod in the Lounge basically banned me because he felt that I was too argumentative and that I asked people too many questions about their views...
That's how I feel every time I read one of your idiotic posts. I'm not sure why some of these guys still find your tired-ass shtick amusing.
