It's Wlads longevity that will be most appreciated after he retires. He has physical advantages over just about every Heavyweight champion ever....
I readily acknowledge everything you state about Wlad. He just didn't beat Puritty and Sanders though.
Almost any except Ross Puritty and Corrie Sanders.
Battling Siki was quite the character for his time or any other time. I remember watching the Mwale vs Saad Muhammad fight. He pounded Saad for...
Mitchell wins, he's the naturally bigger man. Fenech was at his best at the lower weight classes.
I actually thought about placing Cerdan in my list, and your correct of his birthplace. But I left him off as I saw him more as a Frenchman born...
Those that love to use the blog, that I won't mention, that called Shavers 'featherfisted' and that ALI was (B) level and that Frazier and Norton...
If I were to extend my list to a top 10 those fighters were definetly going to be on it along with Coetzee or Ncita maybe.
If Foreman had beaten Ali, then we wouldn't have had the post Zaire headcase Foreman. I think Foreman would have beaten Young, and Norton a 2nd...
I was suspect of both fighters on there rise up the rankings. Both were proven to have weak chins. Morrison is faster with the hands and more...
Rakim Oaks....LMAO.
Just putting out my list of the 5 greatest boxing champions that were born in Africa. My order of preference: 1) Azumah Nelson 2) Dick Tiger 3)...
It's too bad this match never materialized. There was alot of excitement for it at the time, especially if it would have been for the title....
I'm taking Norton, but this is close.
Duran UD, as many have already mentioned Floyd wouldn't have the power to keep Duran off him. The fighters who have given Floyd his toughest...