I'm afraid I agree, Long Count. That one Young may have taken by a round -in stinky fashion, though. Poor Young I feel may also have been robbed...
I always have Ali winning by one round -and not always the last one. Just rewatched this fight recently and one thing struck me: how busy - over...
Very good question. It's tough. I see this: Ali was a seasoned undefeated champion -having had a very dominant reign and acknowledged as an...
Pipino's fights were becoming a Chicagoland CC attraction (Randy Shields one year prior). The Latino consensus placed solid faith in Pipino's...
"Clean fighting, no drugs, food and water - the basics." -Mike Tyson Iron Mike's mantra is my mantra. The true best, such as Dempsey, Louis,...
He all but admits this is an era of cheaters, who even then have no guarantee of victory. Brutally honest, indeed.
Ted Spoon has nailed this. Slashing pressure discombobulates Vitali here.
I haven't checked the "If you love Dempsey" thread yet, but until film shows me a Wills with better skills than Dempsey, I'm with Mike Tyson and...
It is misleading (and fun for some, I know) to suggest the timid, porous Bruno could beat Jack Dempsey; maybe in bodybuilding, in the spirit of...
Watch Tyson at his best: his combination of speed and power was frighteningly singular, his ring IQ was genius. On his tear to the unified title,...
Boxing, as many sports, has changed. PEDs, supposedly forbidden, have made it so. PEDs have made men such as the Klitschkos--who would not have...
I think old Foreman survives a pounding to lose a 12-round decision. At this time, Tyson's one-punch approach is not going to bring him down for...
I have championed Mike Tyson on this forum for many years. In a word, he at his best made the other greats at their best seem like something akin...
I shudder to think what future dicta will be like once all we "nostalgists" are no longer around to defend a more reasoned--and accurate--point of...
It is a joy to read you, sir...and learn. Happy New Year! :happy
