Perhaps, perhaps not. Either way, there will have been fighters who stepped in the ring >8lbs heavier than they weighed in, during same day...
Hopkins was 168/169lbs on fight night vs Taylor. Nearer to his MW prime, he was 166lbs vs Echols, who was 163lbs himself -...
Did your boxer compete at WW or below for over 50% of his professional career bouts?
Is your boxer male? Did your boxer win a world title in the pro ranks?
I voted Monzon points, without confidence. The only predictions I'm confident in is that it'd go the distance and would be close, either way. I'd...
Brook was an excellent fighter, but sort of like a poor mans Mosley. Strong, durable, heavy handed pressure fighters, rather than boxer-punchers,...
How about 5ft 9ins Charley Burley beating 6ft 4ins Jay Turner? Turner had a winning record and was HW champion of Texas, having gone 10 rounds...
Even if you don't consider Fitzsimmons as British, I'd argue Wilde is greater than TKL. I consider Fitzsimmons British, so him and Wilde are the...
That's an excellent list. I think Berg and Moran could be a little higher and ive not studied the lowesr reaches in depth, but that top 8 is,...
You've accumulated some substantial knowledge on the history of our sport in the short 8 years you've been following it, George. I'd have guessed...
None of my business either, but I suspect Louis, who was a keen golfer, was partial to playing the back 9, from time to time.
Cheers Mcvey. Great pic. For anyone who can't see the photo, if you click reply to McVeys's OP, it should become visible.
Cotto was weight drained at LWW, he'd be badly weakened at LW. It's doubtful it would take a fighter as accomplished as JMM to beat a half dead...
I agree, most posters hear of extreme weigh in to fight night weight gains and assume they're the norm. They're not. I've collated 50+ documented...
I'm 99% certain it's one of two boxers, but like you, Noel, I'm out. I've PM'd the name of those two boxers to @Mastrangelo, who is also out.
