Exactly correct. I know wrestlers that competed at lower weight divisions that can seriously throw some heavy weights. Regarding boxers, Terry...
Eddie Perkins, Ken Buchanan, Brian Mitchell,Mark Johnson, Christano Espana and Genero Hernandez.
You are not taking the same day weigh in rules that the 60's guys fought under. Tito Trinidad was a huge welterweight that walked around above...
I think Louis vs Schmelling 2 would be number one. 2.Ali vs Frazier 3. Jeffries vs Johnson 4.Mayweather vs Pac 5. Tyson vs Holyfield I...
Good one! I didn't think anyone would top my Azumah Nelson one but Cruz does becasue he dug down deep to drop McGuigan twice in the 15th round...
Hopkins was certainly much more versatile. As for naturally gifted, I'm not sure. Both were hard working, long reigning champions. It's not...
The great Azumah Nelson had only 13 fights and was completely unknown when he was a late substitute to fight the great Salvador Sanchez. Nelson...
Golota and Galento are loved on the classic forum for some ungodly reason.
I'm taking Holmes all day. Toney beat some good yet one dementional heavyweights that he could counterpunch to death. He is not doing that...
He had one hell of a run from the mid 90's up to the Rahman loss in 2001. The only question marks were the Mercer fight which was a great fight...
Tiger was a bowling ball of hate. Duran woukd have his moments but I'm taking Tiger and his physicality/strength. Duran was way to inconsistent...
My vote is for this guy. Three time Olympic gold medalist that had size, speed, power and the amateur pedigree to make legit noise. Savon was...
I think Froch. Talk about a tough/physical fight. Froch was naturally a little bigger and he had the better chin imo. Pavlik didn't really...
Man could Sosa crack!! Williams was at the end of his career in both of these fights. He was very good fighter that was just a notch below Hill...
Terry Norris was notorious for hard sparring sessions. All of that extra sparring is likely why his speech is so slurred today. James Toney as well.
