Yeah well, your (formidable) arguments about Hagler vs. Duran, et al, still haunt my conscience...!
Spinks got stripped by whom? If you are going to uphold the shenanigans of some WTF sanctioning body, you'll blast your argument to pieces. Forget...
AMEN. Tyson was younger than Ali, but older than Floyd when he beat Spinks for the real thing. Tyson-Berbick was just a #7 vs. #1 bout between...
I agree, though the shock at the time, both times, was that Hearns couldn't get by Barkley. The rematch was a surprise almost as much as the upset...
Barkley's style was murder on Hearns'. He could cut, but otherwise was physically strong, good chin, always coming forward, heavy hands. And given...
Greb's achievements are ridiculous. In 1919, in a span of 11 months and 8 days, he fought 45 times, got beat by none, and among those he beat are...
That low-crouching, mongoose-weaving, fleet-footed, back-turning, offense/defense melding, shifting, blasting 'natural fighter' that got rid of...
Monzon looked beatable --plodding, slow-handed, gangly legs. But he's also probably the best example of a fighter who's looks were deceiving. I...
Wilder is often out of position, is not all that coordinated, misjudges distance, and fights with about as much rhythm as George Foreman. I...
Smokestack's chapter 4, which is all about Dempsey vs. Greb, is in this week's issue of BOXING NEWS --on the stands today in the UK.
You're right -Dempsey was 5 inches taller, about 30 lbs heavier, almost as fast and aggressive, and hit harder. But Dempsey knew first hand that...
I've since become convinced that Greb himself was right. All he'd have to do was keep from getting knocked out and he would pile up points and...
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From "Smokestack Lightning": "...[Harry] Greb was back in Pittsburgh two days later. His next fight was at Forbes Field, which afforded him the...
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