Ah, never said Mike would prevail!
As fighters go, Tyson. There's never been another man in the ring with the developed physical strengths of young Iron Mike. (Not even the last...
Shot, no. A shadow of Joe Louis - yes.
Thanks for the chuckle and stories! Frazier was a funny guy!
There is an element in the media - Ali's generation - that misinforms by painting Ali like a saint, and many millions or perhaps even a billion or...
Well, Joe was far from perfect, of course. But he was a genuine, underprivileged man who became the best in the world at what he did - no scandals...
Excellent point. Pound-for-pound, Frazier shines even brighter. Under equal conditions, Frazier is a nightmare to any man. Give him an advantage,...
And Ali is probably the most ballyhooed - maybe even by me! In fantasy matchups, Ali "beats" Louis, Lewis, Tyson, Robinson, everybody! But no...
I also suspect Duran was not at peak form for this one. He lacked any fire in his eyes, in his demeanor, before the opening bell. And Hearns...
Workrate was Rocky's strength and Spoon's weakness. Actualized potential was Rocky's strength, Spoon's weakness. Potential does not win this for...
Forgot the Benn-McClellan moment. It's true Pacheco called G-Man a quitter, but then such a medical event in the ring does not happen every day. I...
One of the adults in the Ali entourage - and in '80s and '90s boxing broadcasting - his medical training and artistic penchant made for...
On the 47th anniversary of Frazier's knockout of Bob Foster: Joe Frazier has been so underestimated - even by myself - over the decades. He...
Has boxing ever changed anything from, say, geopolitics to the AIDS epidemic to foul water at Flint, Michigan, USA? No. It's a sport. But...
Dubblechin, who are you? :thumbsup: You've persuaded me away from Johnson-Burns, Johnson-Jeffries. The most historically significant boxing...
