Sonny was no older than 34 in September 1964. That's pretty much established.
A system isn't a system if it doesn't work like a system. Making exceptions based on feelings like Morris Albert, brotherly love, and "who already...
Well, that's the definition of subjective, which is what I'm saying. The point of the existence of the Board is to offer a strong and consistent...
If you aren't writing these vignettes for posterity, you should.
Leonard isn't much behind Monzon by my measure; which isn't just an exercise in "hmmmm let me see, if we put this guy here, and this guy over...
No -the prestige those belts are accorded comes not from the fighters' outlook on them, but from the media. If the media ever decides to stop...
Thank you. I was feeling alone in the woild!
Mickey Walker said that heavyweights were easier. Moore did too. And Burley. Greb went up and picked on them dozens of times. If you know what...
Manny did for Wlad what he did for Lewis -he revamped his whole style around two things -his size, and his dentable chin. Futch was a master...
No, choosing the premiere fighter of an era is often far more subjective than finding the true champion. Take a look at your own considerable...
If you want to train for speed, you don't go finding a big man. That's plain. Wlad's speed is nothing like the vast majority of welterweights -who...
If the WBS racketeers happen to have a belt around the true champion, it's by happenstance alone. Don't believe the hype -belts are not title...
I recognize that Wlad presents difficult obstacles -men that size usually do if they have command of the fundamentals. I have sparred myself with...
Amen.
Canzoneri Monzon Leonard
