I love Tito. But Duran was a better welterweight than Tito, let alone a better pound for pound fighter. There is a scene in one of the Rocky...
I don't think he's overrated. Some of his early work is really impressive for it's raw, animalistic nature (Marcel, Buchanan). Arcel and Freddy...
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Thanks. I have this on my list but was waiting to hear some feedback on it. Any particular fighters featured in the book?
Jackson, G-Man, Toney, Benn, Eubank, Nunn, RJJ, Hopkins, McCallum, Kalambay Marv was versatile. He might have a few testy moments against...
Good one. Jimmy Paul went on a nice little run over some good fighters: Robin Blake, Cubanito Perez, Freddie Pendleton, and Darryl Tyson. I was...
RIP Champ. I'll never forget as a little kid running outside and almost shaking my dad off a ladder demanding that he come in and see this fight...
Alan Rosenfeld. He passed away a few years back. That's one of the best boxing books ever.
Tito needed to reset to throw his bombs. His ponderous footwork got worse as he moved up in weight but even at 147 it was a flaw that would be...
It's revisionist history to think Leonard had anything to do with Duran not getting an immediate rematch. That second fight left a stink that...
Terrence Crawford in 2015
Jones was better than any version of Toney or any version that could be dreamed up in a forum thread. In addition, he was a stylistic nightmare...
Cheers Al. Thanks for the background. I'll definitely check it out soon.
WTF? I guess Sandy Saddler wasn't available? I haven't got to watch it yet (but will soon). Any backstory to why McGowen got in with a BIG...
I was impressed with what he accomplished in the fight given that I thought his legs looked gone early on (although I had it close but clear for...
