Sure, he was tough. Put together a nice journeyman career. But he was in no way whatsoever a qualified world championship challenger.
An amateur fighting for the biggest prize in all of sport without a single pro fight IS a joke. It’s not whether Pete could throw a jab properly,...
Would you feel safe on the other side going against Fat Tony Salerno and his crew?
Roy Jones Jr’s one-shot body punch KO of Virgil Hill deserves a mention. Just seeing it makes me wince in pain.
I think anyone paying attention at the time knew Thomas Hearns vs Pipino Cuevas wasn’t going to go the full 15 rounds. I remember after that...
The sound of that final right hand was as if a shotgun had gone off.
If you look, Thomas outfought Duran in close and Roberto looked clueless. Hearns just turned on the speed when they were at mid-range or closer...
I don’t think any version of Duran gives any version of Hearns problems. Just all wrong as far as size/reach/power/style … everything. If Thomas...
Yeah, not either of those fights but I remember Alexis vs the Hawaiian Punch well. That dude could crack!
I remember that one for sure. I want to say Meekins-Kawoya was a good bit later than the one I’m thinking of. (And no it’s not Balboa-Creed II,...
Likewise, Sumbu Kalumbay was a masterclass jabber with at least five variations. You can see some up jabs here vs McCallum and DeWitt, probably...
I don’t think so. Seems like in my vague memory it was smaller guys. And I also don’t have any recollection of ever seeing that fight.
I vaguely remember a TV fight with a double knockdown — both guys hitting the canvas. This would be mid to late 1980s/early 1980s. There’s a...
People are often shocked or surprised at how on-air people talk when they’re off air (or think they are, like between rounds). It’s not that big...
In “Four Kings,” Emanuel Steward mentions how Duran always (prior to their fighting) always reacted strangely around Thomas Hearns — kind of jump...
