"chances are the hot conditions wouldn't have mattered if he was fighting Fusari, Graziano" Maxim was probably about 20 lbs. or more heavier than...
None of the guys who didn't stop Robinson were nearly as big as Maxim. That should be more taken into account than most seem to on this thread....
"How many rounds did Maxim win, again?" It is irrelevant in a sense as it doesn't matter if Robinson can't last to take the fight to the cards....
"dominating performance" When did losing and being unable to finish a fight become a dominating performance. Maxim finished the fight unmarked...
I have watched the full fight many times and I don't think Maxim was ever hurt at all. Most of Robinson's head punches missed or were blocked....
the bottom line in this fight is I think that Maxim in fact could hurt Robinson and Robinson couldn't hurt Maxim. Why? Size. Size matters. Up...
just on whether bigger or smaller men can stand heat better, it would seem to me this is a scientific question, not a boxing question. As to the...
This tells me what you think and what your values are but tells me nothing about the boxing world of the 1940's. It is like discussing ancient...
"I think we can reasonably conclude that a guy who built his reputation beating welterweights and no middleweights of not is not the most...
Obvious weakness is being in prime doesn't prove you are better than a greater fighter who is "past" prime. Olson was prime against Robinson....
What jumped out at me is that two of the Zale-Graziano fights were in the top five, and were the top two non-heavyweight fights. But there seems...
I will be very interested in more info and how this discussion goes. Off the top ten listed, it seems just weird if we are going by stats only....
"I think champions should defend against the best" Yes, and who decides who the best is? Does the public have a say? It seems to me the problem...
"baseball stadiums were so far away" ??? The fences were far away, and the bigger crowds at big games were standing inside the fences behind...
