The aggressive Jofre could potentially outwork Brown but it would be nothing pretty even if he does. 7 inch height and 10 inch reach advantages...
That's a difference of opinion then. In my view greatness is not only getting to the top, but being able to stay at the top and the ability to do...
I'm sure there was desperation but he didn't show much. He was stone-faced as usual and fought within his usual style....
I think the question here is rather about whether Spinks was a great heavyweight throughout the length of his career or not. The answer to that...
Gatti's fights had added vulnerability, Marciano's did not. Even when he was cut or knocked down, you never got the sense that he was in big...
Buster Douglas? Hasim Rahman? Jim Braddock? I think you have to be great for more than just a single night in order to be called a true great....
No. Great light heavyweight, good heavyweight, that's about it. He beat a faded version of a great heavyweight but this does not automatically...
"jacklondon" and "Joe Dempsey" are nothing to be taken seriously. Just two people trying to instigate an argument with pathetic methods. Good to...
He was also the kind of fringe contender that Williams enjoyed feasting upon.
London was never rated any higher than the likes of Alex Miteff, Billy Daniels or Wayne Bethea. In fact he lost to Dick Richardson and was wiped...
London's only attribute worth of note was his work ethic, other than that he was as average as it gets. Got the few wins that he did with...
It was unprecedented heavyweight action. An average height of 6 feet 1 inches and an average weight of 270 pounds in the ring. The heavyweights...
Johansson actually didn't get KO'd, he was knocked down and got up before the count of 10. Enough to convince him to quit though. He only started...
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He did choose retirement over Liston after the Brian London fight though.