Turpin was a big banger before he he fought Sugar Ray and adapted his style to suit. R.A.T could box behind his jab or mix it up when he wants....
I did my oral English exam on the greatest heavyweight ever but unlike you I've changed my mind since 1974. I picked Marciano out of the big 5 of...
Known as the Basque Woodchopper. Not the biggest of heavies but had a rock solid chin.
I did a project at tech on British Middleweights with obvious bias towards Randy Turpin but also covered Harvey and McAvoy. I got a distinction...
Yeah and Len Johnson too.
Hahahaha he looks more like a darts player now
Out of all the old British pre war fighters the one I don't have enough respect for is Len Harvey for some reason. His old adversary and fellow...
I wasnt that big a fan either and I think it was his lack of respect towards the fighters he'd just beaten.
I've corrected my post saying my dad had the fight going Cooper's way. The note pad was in the house for years that he did the scoring on and he...
I've corrected my message saying my dad had the fight going Cooper's way. The note pad was in the house for years that he did the scoring on and...
I've never watched the full fight but remember my dad scoring it for Bugner
If ever a boxer had too much bottle it was him, and there's been 1000's
I remember my dad scoring Cooper's fight with Bugner and thought the younger man had won. Cooper always held a grudge against Harry Gibbs which...
GGG is elite level Hagler/Monzon great imo I've never seen a fighter stay in that pocket where he can hit and be hit the way he did/does. Boxing...
Fury is the only boxer who I've ever disliked. I'm not a great fan of Henry Cooper who I see as the queen mother of the sport. He seems to get...