Its a pet peeve of mine, too. Ali gets a pass, others don't. Your last sentence perfectly highlights the absurdity of that stance.
He dominated the Max Baer fight with the jab. Who is Louis an underdog against? Larry Holmes who was nearly stopped by Snipes and Shavers with...
Louis is the best heavyweight I have ever seen. Not only did he have every punch in the book, but he had a GREAT left hook, a GREAT right hand, a...
Absolutely spot on.
Holyfield hurt him with a left hook.
I probably will be, too. Give it time!
Hagler was better than Joe by a significant margin. I don't care if Calzaghe was bigger, Marvin was superior. Hagler clearly on points.
I just finished watching Holyfield-Lewis 2, and it struck me how tired Lewis got; when Evander upped the work rate Lennox couldn't go with him....
I can see this leading to a decent thread involving Benn, Eubank, Watson etc. I'm not sure they were better than Minter, Finnegan or Sibson. As...
I was thinking that when I watched it. Minter's punches were solid and his punching technique excellent. Sibson was an animal in that finishing...
I think they must be imagining Stevenson having made the typical transition from amateur to pro? He certainly had the power, talent and potential...
Joe was brilliant that night. I backed him to beat Lacy, who I thought had been a bit overrated on what he had achieved.
You Rock basher, you! Hey, I'm a big fan of Weaver; very capable on his day.
I apologize if this is old news, but I seem to remember a thread on this fight a while back and it said no footage of the fight was available...
He'd struggle with Fully Obel.
