My thoughts. (1) Just the original eight weight classes would be too few; (2) The original eight plus ten[?] tweener divisions is far too many;...
I don't think it's even nearly true of the second fight but I, maybe, accept that it might be of the first. Joshua was more than 'ready to go' at...
yeah, but the key differences are frequency and broadcast of fights... if Fury was offering a speculative chance to a new [or not so new]...
He’s obviously past his athletic/physical peak, a good few years past it, but as a plodding SHW he should have plenty left in the tank career wise.
I doubt think he's that far past his best, honestly. He obviously won't lose his height and weight, and 'jab and grab' is a very durable style....
Joshua was genuinely hurt at the midpoint of that round but Franklin too tired/small/limited/ho hurt himself to capitalise.
not great stuff, this. Joshua I'm sure will get the decision, and deserve to, but he's imo looked very mediocre.
Fury-Mcdermott III, winner to take on the winner of Chisora-Whyte III.
of course we need to remember that managers, trainers, etc may for long periods of time make significant losses on a fighter, even a good one...
This is a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' question. Depends on many factors including: whether it's a big or small purse [some costs are...
yep, 90s Holmes is washed, UD for AJ . heavy losses to the rest, unfortunately.
as a fellow member of the 76 master race I've always thought that Leonard- Hagler was the most eagerly anticipated fight of my conscious lifetime...
You make an important distinction, two separate lists for 'mostly eagerly anticipated fight of all time' and 'with hindsight most historically...
For all-round fame and legendary status, has to be the Rumble, no other comes close. Honourable mentions for Fight of the Century;...
It's not a 'proper' example but up to the first Ali fight Sonny Liston was widely considered to be unbeatable, and had been very recently putting...
