Willard wasn't a "come forward oaf," he showed a good jab and boxing skills against Johnson and Moran. Nino Valdes was much more of a "come...
For every "unkind" report of him during that time, there are also much more favorable reports. Virtually every account of his fight with Moran...
The same could be said of Patterson during his reign, though. Levinsky. If you're going to go out of the way to make this many excuses,...
Sure, just like you were at every fight you talk about.
You could've just as well seen Moore thrashing a weak-chinned, comparatively inexperienced Patterson before their fight actually happened.
I would argue that a division with only two such distinguished fighters is the definition of a weak division - especially if one of those fighters...
I think Herrera gets "underrated" today for two reasons: 1. Despite having a number of very good wins on his resume, he never carved out a...
I agree, Moore may have a greater volume of decent-to-good quality HWs on his resume. However, I would argue that it lacks the meat that...
Rehab in '97.
LHW has long been used as a haven for supposed "has beens" from other weight classes looking to regain titles and revive their careers. In...
On further reflection, I would actually nominate Napoles' win over Pete Toro as being his best performance. Toro may not be a household name,...