The eras with frequent title defenses and a single belt were comparable. 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s. Johnson/Jeffries era had the Color Line, and...
People always view past eras with rose tinted glasses, it seems. Even today, I find it difficult to imagine Usyk beating the Klitschkos. But I...
It's a great example of how who you're up against affects how good you look. As an illustration of that general principle, top notch. As it...
At the time, it was looked upon as a wasteland with a Klitschko or two on top. Remarkable how these things change with hindsight.
Nothing wrong with his resume. Stomped every contender available, and then emphatically beat Ali when he was closer to his prime than at any later...
Never said you did. I listed the guys I did, including Frazier, because they were aggressive fighters often spoken of in the same broad category...
Per Wikipedia: - Frazier won the Golden Gloves in 1962. I assume he'd been boxing before that point, since people don't just walk in off the...
The man who would beat Ken Norton. A fine forehead, that.
For the record, all my fat is brown fat.
Going for the throat, I see.
Are we allowed to send in Lennox to just blitz the guy, like he did Golota and Grant? Anyway, for more conventional picks that it sounds like...
It sounds like your feelings are a pretty unreliable guide to the truth in this instance. So you keep saying. As a mature adult, he was a guy...
I think Ali was running on fumes in the later 70s, and got over the finish line by sheer force of will. AJ got about as far in the modern era as...
AJ's A-side British advantages counter Ali's love affair with the judges, making this a fair fight. Under those conditions, Joshua beats Early...
The point of boxing is not to be hit. If you're just planning to tank the shots and outslug Louis, OK, maybe. At least that's interesting. But...