Are you people insane? Duran beat everyone he faced at lightweight. His only loss at that weight was a decision loss to a guy who would be...
south paw?
Alexis Arguello was the nicest fighter I ever was able to meet. Surprisingly, Aaron Pryor was pretty cool too.
Haven't you heard? A big awkward fighter will knock out any all-time great. All it takes is an extra 20-30 lbs.
By 'stagnated', I meant that there was no gradual/traceable increase over time. You're right that certain gene pools were taller than others.
That is not an accurate statement. Julius Caesar was 5'6", which was considered very tall at the time. Increased height has nothing to do with...
I understood your argument. I'm responding more to the people who like to point live in the theoretical world. Something similar to this came...
Top 5 might be a little strict, but you get my point. He's #4 on my list. I have Louis, Ali and Dempsey ahead of him. I'm not of the opinion...
Which of these two fighters hits harder is kind of a stupid argument unless you define it. If you put them both in front of an objective...
I have to say that I think Frazier gets underrated a lot. IMO, if he's not in your top 5, you're underrating him. A great left hook was not all...
I assume that you mean under modern rules. In which case, it's difficult to go back too far for several reasons. Most importantly, like any...
Frazier had incredible stamina and work-rate as well. There's no way this fight would go the distance. I'd pick Frazier, bur I'm biased....
Barrera TKO 11
I can't say I'm shocked that a post arguing for the most recent (real) HW champion as the greatest of all time spurs a good deal of heated...
Assuming it's normal between round time, Tyson would win so long as there wasn't collaboration to the extent that the first 8 Hearns are just...
