this was one of the most difficult areas to report. both sides claimed they pushed for an immediate rematch. but if that were so - it would have...
it's 1910. The serfs get the day off to attend and root for Wlad. They are seated in the budget Serf section. The concession stand sells...
The bout takes place in 1910. Now it's Klitschko coping with a cultural gap. Czar Nicholas is in the audience - added pressure on Wlad....
could johnson have handled his size? could klitschko have handled his speed?
you had to be there. the films don't convey the excitement. it was a fabulous fight.
speed. solid on fundamentals. studied film. ran a lot - which is why he finished strong. solid grasp of human psychology. deviousness.
From Sports Illustrated, December 8, 1980: WHERE WERE THEY? Do trainers really train fighters anymore? Lost in all the furor over Roberto...
Any books that deal with this fight? (or non-fight, since Ali had nothing left)
he made a lot of money for don king.
he treated his pigeons well. (except for the ones whose necks he broke)
any thoughts on who would have been middleweight champion, 1980-87, if Marvin had not been around?
he did not murder his mother.
This is from Jose Torres in "In This Corner..." "One thing that I have against boxing training is that they try to teach you what to think...