or Ayala v. James "Hard Rock" Green. Green had a little better defense than Parker so may have been more competitve v. Ayala.
Crawley had very good skills. The Blake victory was at a time when Robin was being heavily hyped by CBS. He had a solid defense and a busy work...
Yes, Thomas was equally shot when he fought Holyfield. The Thomas who lost to Tyson was past his peak, but Tyson effectively ruined what was left....
Have to agree. Sadler v. Chacon at 126 may actually be more competitive. Bobby was sharper and younger at 126 than at 130. At 130, he relied on...
Wrong. Saad's been in teh IBHOF since around 1997. This fight would never have taken place at 200 lbs since Saad fought strictly as a light...
Yeah, all that you described was pretty much gone after the first Qwai fight. The Wagstaff fight was nine years later ! The first Qwai fight...
Spinks record looks great at LW but he never faced anyone as fast as Jones. Also, many of his victimes were former Saad Muhammad KO victims like...
Good points, but I was thinking of a 15 round fight. Tillis could last 10 with Rocky.
At 175, Micheal Moorer was a fierce puncher, and very aggressive. He also had a better chin than the heavyweight version, as he was obviously...
Time for a new, more interesting thread: Saad Muhammad v. 175 version of Michael Moorer.
no, Thomas was NOT Tyson's hardest fight. Thomas was past his prime when he fought Tyson. He had looked lackluster against Berbick and William...
Walcott by easy decision. To ko Cobb, you had to have incredible power. Liston or Frazier would have stopped Cobb, but not Walcott.
Prospective dream matchupe involivng Ayala are hard to guage because we never saw him fully develop. He only fought for 2.5 years as a pro before...
Before we judge too quickly let's really analyze this. Peak Tillis was 1981-1983. The 1986version that lasted the distance with Tyson was past his...
What if Witherspoon hadn't had the falling out with Don King and was given a shot at Tyson in 1989. Let's assume it is a motivated and well...