I disagree that in no way is Whitaker greater than Ray. I think he is greater.
He has a terrific resume, some great wins, was a tough competitor, and would be successful in most heavyweight divisions of the past. I think he...
Terrific fighter. I thought he beat Pintor.
Yep.
You could and you should.
I don't know why you say bul****. Damn straight Charles gave Marciano a hell of a fight. Just imagine if Marciano had met Charles in Ezzard's...
I don't know if I would call it slipping, but Chavez was over his weight at 140 lbs. He could have ruled 135 for a very long time, and I wish he...
Ramirez. When you engaged Ramirez, he could be dangerous. He beat Rosario twice, and the arguello fight was damn close. I have never been sure...
Marciano was also lucky to meet Charles at the end of Ezzard's long career.
Excellent answer. The comparison is of two nonequivalent things. Leonard was the same fighter in both fights. Duran wasn't.
The idea of winning a fight is to make the other guy fight your fight. Leonard didn't lose that night because he beat himself. He lost because...
Moreover, many of the punches did not land with the scoring portion of the glove. Leonard did a lot of slapping in that fight. By punchstat...
Doesn't Richard Steele, who intially though Leonard won, say that every time he watches the fight it gets closer? More and more people will come...
Didn't Duran live in Panama? When Leonard was scrambling to get Duran to give him a rematch (and as soon as possible so Duran would be out of...
In the sense that he was outstanding or a star, yes, his career was steller. So were the careers of Benitez, Duran, Palomino, Hearns, and Cuevas....
