Tony Tubbs claimed his loss to Tyson was a lucky punch. Dick Sadler on Liston-Martin as well.
This is true! He co-promoted that one with his brother. Eventually he became matchmaker at MSG. Good details in this article:...
Norton was awesome, I didn't intend it as a slight against him at all.
Pretty much yeah. Do whatever Eddie Futch says. Always thought this clip summed up Futch's approach to Ali fairly well. [MEDIA]
I was watching it, a handful of cushions flew in as the ref waved the fighters to continue, I figured oh this must be what scartissue was...
What's interesting is Lane's reaction to the first bite was to stop the fight. You can clearly hear him say to a Nevada commission official "He's...
Two that come to mind for me both involve Ernesto Magaña not moving in quickly enough - Duran vs Moore & Sacco vs Hatcher II. [MEDIA]
I've been trying to find footage of this one for a long time and fortunately last month it was posted to YouTube. [MEDIA]
Determination for sure. Also one of the strongest chins in the history of the division. Never knocked down (w/due respect to Roldan), seldom if...
Lots of good answers here, many of my favorites have already been mentioned. Frazier vs Ramos was good fun for the five or so minutes it lasted....
Believe he said his source for that particular theory was Joe Louis' wife. :shakehead:
For what it's worth, Liston's biographer Paul Gallender claimed the fight was thrown because the Nation of Islam had taken his wife and child hostage.
Hagler vs Minter. Minter made some comments pre-fight and had the backing of National Front types within the arena. Makes a guy hard to like. I...
100%. Pacheco, Gene Kilroy & Jerry Izenberg all confirmed this on the ESPN documentary. Pacheco also said Dundee told him the reason he stuck with...
Francisco Quiroz was 9-10-1 and had won 3 of his last 15 when he beat Lupe Madera for WBA light flyweight.
