Excellently put. And straight to the heart of the problem. This was a fight literally no-one was asking for. It didn't need to happen. It really...
For me it damaged his reputation hugely. And not because he performed so poorly against a pro boxing debutant. To me, the damage was done because...
Unnecessary IMO. The first two fights were competitive, but Usyk was the rightful winner. No need for a third. Leave the unnecessary trilogies to...
The double K era was largely filled with drab defences against weak opposition, bar one or two. The post K era is more talented - and infinitely...
I agree that A J is \ was past his best. We do seem to have, IMHO, a bit of a modern thought process in general that fighters - especially at HW,...
I don't think he was a runner, but I do think it would have been interesting to see whether the Saudi money would have forced him to up his level...
I completely agree with your assessment of this fight. It's often forgotten, because of how his career ended, that between '94 - approx '98, Naz...
I haven't sat down to really analyse it, but my gut feeling is to say that 30 - 50 seems fair. I do think that AJ has been a perfectly decent...
An obvious one, but Ali for me. I think the journey he went on inside and out of the ring is fascinating and truly unique. He spanned different...
It's really not making excuses - it's approaching the discussion in a common sense way. You are aware that fighters peak and age at different...
Lip service which has been discussed many times in this forum before. Joe was satisfied defending against mandatories in fortress Wales and did...
I disagree with this assessment entirely. Yes Jones was ranked fairly highly, but he was there on historic name value only. It was clear as day he...
100%. He carried on for SO long he ultimately had two careers ... one sublime and one terrible. It's a pity he didn't plan a better, earlier exit...
I completely agree. I find it odd that people claim a speed and reflexes based fighter was still prime - or close to prime - at 35 plus. He was...
Don't think there's any such thing as an 'easy ' fight when you're talking about a former MW operating - and winning - at HW. Jones himself said...
