The narrative that Fury 'has himself to blame/let himself go' was precisely the kind which overshadowed the build-up to the Usyk rematch. A middle...
Frazier, Ali and now Foreman. Really thought Big George was going to confidently stride into his eighties. A giant of the sport. Sad news.
He really missed a beat by not following up the Spence win with Ennis. If he hasn't already, Inoue is almost certainly going to surpass him...
Walcott's record is patchy for various reasons. As a general rule, because fighters fought so often back then, losses were more understandable...
Had Louis lost it would have been 23 defences (still the record) and the first man to regain.
Floyd has a lot of name fighters on his record. His most decorated were past prime. Louis' KO over future champ 'Jersey' Joe is about as good as...
The argument for Louis is straight-forward. He is, in all divisions, the most dominant champion the sport has ever seen. I'll use Floyd's...
Can't think of any fighter who, after becoming champ, was still prime after suffering two beatings. Almost by definition. Still good. No way prime.
I agree Fury wasn't prime. He was still however - ostensibly - the king. Cotto, while younger, had been bashed up twice.
You don't often wince with the lighter guys. I did with Donaire. His hook carried serious weight.
It's actually surprising to observe the lack of quality post 2018. Save for Wilder (a name that doesn't marry well with quality), the same is true...
Louis is often in the top ten of historically informed ATG lists. Mayweather does well to get near the top twenty. Not a dig. Gradients of greatness.
While it's fine - and perhaps logical - to rate them higher, Usyk has a different kind of greatness than Mayweather or Pacquiao, blending the...
Rafael Espinoza would be interesting because I think the scare against Ramirez has only emboldened. Very willful fighter. Admittedly, a couple of...
There's a chance we're looking at another undefeated career, though I'm not too confident. Naoya has remarked how he wants to challenge himself....
