I think that Quarry was shot at the time of the Norton fight. He was overweight and burned out. But even so, it didn't make much difference....
Young was probably the best 1970's heavyweight outside of Ali, Foreman, Holmes, Frazier, and Norton. He lacked power and wasn't exciting to watch,...
I remember a leading boxing magazine was hyping Rossman-Ali late in 1978. I don't know that TV or promoters showed any serious interest in this...
If Adamek lost, then his viability in Poland fades. No way the promoter lets that happen. There's too much money to be made in future Polish...
I told you that USS would get screwed.
No. Adamek only needs to finish on his feet. His promoter will take care of the judges.
There's a lot of money to be made in the Polish boxing market. The promoter wants to keep Adamek marketable in that country. No way they let USS...
I agree. Adamek is a marketable heavyweight. USS is not. Therefore the promoter will expect a favor from the judges, just to keep Adamek viable....
We know now that Mitchell has serious flaws. His loss to Banks may have permanently ruined his title chances. But Banks, stylistically, may have...
Now that I think about it, Mitchell shouldn't retire. Golden Boy and Al Haymon may have an incentive to make another run with him. I think the...
Ironically, Arreola might have been a better opponent for Mitchell than Banks. That's because Arreola leads with his chin, doesn't run, and never...
Bermane's abilities are in doubt among boxing insiders. Nobody gives him any chance against someone like Vitali. As for Bermane's top ranking,...
Irish middleweights smoke British middleweights in combat. Therefore and Irishman vs Irishman context is an all-UK event. It is a fight between...
Sure, Duddy took a lot of flack from fans and media. He was too easy to hit, lacked power, etc. But the fact is that Duddy did better than Lee...
I would imagine that Al had to invest something. It's rare that a manager gets his name on a contract based on brainpower alone. The manager...
