Freddie Pendleton had near 20 losses before winning his first world tittle. Buster Drayton had around 10 losses before he became champ.
Remember when the WBC allowed Mayweather to hang on to Clenelo’s super welterweight strap for a full two years even though Floyd had no intention...
Colin Jones. He had genuine power winning the British, Commonwealth and European titles by KO, famously stopping Kirkland Laing twice. Many...
This was in preparation for the Iran Barkley fight in 1989. Benn also fought Barkley a few years later. Hard to believe that Duran didn’t...
Buster Drayton had around ten losses when he won a vacant junior middleweight title. I forget who he beat for the belt, but he lost it in his...
What a shot!
Woo Hoo!
The best body puncher, for me, was Chavez Snr. His double left hook to the liver was a real peach and a significant factor in most of his wins.
Nicolino Locche. The defensive wizard only stopped around a dozen guys in over 130 fights.
I think that's right. I also remember Hearns accusing Leonard of being on the juice during that period. Leonard didn't deserve the draw in the...
:thumbsup: Yup. That's the way it happened. Leonard could't make weight fo Lalonde and cheated the scales with weights in his pockets. The WBO...
The very first WBO champion was Thomas Hearns. Hearns beat James Kinchen in 1988 at super middle in the first WBO title fight ever. The NABF...
Foreman Vs Moorer.
It's difficult to argue against any decision that is taken in the interests of cleaning up the sport. However, I believe that Wilder has been...
The challenger should always walk out first and the champion second. Anything else is just primadonna bullshyte.
