To say, "every past great had access to PEDs", is misleading. Sure, stimulants have ALWAYS existed in human history. Anyone who knows...
Well said. Bottom line re thread title: A clean champion for the ages started young, peaked young, and garnered respect, a following,...
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PEDs were not a factor in boxing till the '80s, for one simple reason: bulk was frowned upon; cardio - keeping weight down - was paramount. A...
PEDs are the elephant in the room, especially when comparing eras. But you are the ****head in the room, so good riddance.
Shrilling "laughable garbage", "comedy", "Tyson fanboys", "nonsense", "creaming", "****", "drooling", "humiliated", "fool", "delusional",...
This is drivel, friend. Lewis had the talent to hang with a young Tyson prior to any Olympics for either. Tyson was decisioned by a pecking...
1. McCall 2. Mercer 3. Rahman 4. Did not relish a fight; you can't fool the fans 5. Became great only late in his career (I see steroids here, but...
Have some respect, friend.
A subpar Frazier beat up in sparring on a developing Holmes in the mid '70s, at a time when Holmes was holding his own, in sparring, with Ali....
Not saying this at all. Private life is private life. No one is advocating sainthood. But please watch your words: I don't think any great fighter...
"Fightin' is 90% in the skull, and 10% in the body." -Rocky Balboa, quoting Mick I'm just in awe of anybody turning back the ****y, capable Ali...
First, again, I have great respect for Max Schmeling and am not attempting to detract from him in any way. A favorite winning a clash of...
Playing by the rules is what the greats do; because greatness is much a matter of character, not mere protoplasm. Cheats see principle as...
Yes, but, on the other hand, Schmeling "had seen something", had a honed plan coming into the fight, and Louis was blindsided by his own fooling...
