One big issue with Ali continuing his career post-Berbick would be where would he be licensed to fight and could he get a license to fight in the...
Nigeria gave us Ike Ibeabuchi but has there ever been a professional heavyweight champ from that part of the world? Am I missing someone? Ahh, Sam...
He also won the Canadian Heavyweight title, beating much younger Shane Sutcliffe twice in his mid-40's, years after he should've been retired. He...
Probably the best first round in title fight history. Unbelievable intensity and action. They really didn't like each other and Hearns was...
Tim Witherspoon had Ali in training camp for publicity in '84 sparring for a defense against Pinklon Thomas and absolutely refused to throw head...
Berbick by workmanlike 10 round decision. He was physically very strong and could outhustle boxer puncher types like Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher was...
This is a bad matchup for Tommy. The only way I can see him prevailing is if Tua caught one of those big hooks early and got a little gun shy....
Politically appointed boxing commissioners, inspectors etc. who know little to nothing about the fight game and put boxers at great risk i.e. not...
Jackson hit harder than welfare in winter. As mentioned before, he was an underrated technician who had the delivery system to land his awesome...
Co-sign.
If this bout took place in 1989, just after the Kalambay loss and before he went on a nice little run beating Matthew Hilton and Robbie Sims, I...
Early Clifford Etienne was a very effective boxer-puncher with an overall swarming/suffocating style. He really mauled Lawrence Clay Bey and...
On a recent Joe Rogan podcast, Teddy Atlas reminisced about other coaches at amateur tournaments giving him a hard time when he showed up with a...
He was a step slower at light-heavyweight but he still outboxed speedy Virgil Hill rather easily. I still think a near prime Hearns is faster than...
Fuhgeddaboutit!!!
