You write compelling posts SH89. I particularly like the final paragraph quoted below. It holds the reasons I admire Duran so much. I would add...
you like tame, tactical fights then?
I agree, I think the ability to put on a sustained master-class in the true test, because the greater your opponent, the less likely they are...
Stoney, I agree with most of your comments on Duran mate, and I really have no major argument with anyone having Duran as high as they want....
I took it as read that there was more to Ali's career than taking horrendous beatings. Against Foreman, Ali should have taken a horrendous...
They both possessed remarkable physical assets, and between them own some of the greatest victories in boxing (Foreman, Leonard, Liston, Barkley)....
Love these choices VW. 2nd to Nunn, just brilliant:lol:
Cleveland Williams was a machine when Liston faced him. Game, aggressive, confident, superb physical tools. I have no problem with Liston's...
I agree, the boxing master-class Douglas put on against Tyson is not going to be repeated by many fighter, certainly not the likes of tough but...
The long gap between Burns and Marciano is interesting, given that men tended to be smaller in those times. Where were the Joe Fraziers and Mike...
Why is IamLegend pretending he is not Blackwater? Back to the thread - Marciano.
Yes, Lewis Botha is a really classy KO. Power, accuracy, speed and punch variety all in a matter of seconds. The Rahman KO less so. It is more a...
I like 'force-of-nature' fighters best i.e. extravagant athletic ability coupled with unorthodox styles - Ali, Duran, Roy Jones Jr, Hamed....
I think it is worth pointing out that even the peak version of Ali in '66-67 was not particularly 'cut.' He had the supple, loose musculature...
Its a great question, and I think you assessed it pretty well yourself - leaving little room for other posters to contribute!
