Remember, though, that the bottom-line Mayo Clinic assessment was: all clear. An abysmally poor determination, because the basis was that Ali's...
Mike Tyson was a warrior at heart. How wrong his detractors are when they imagine him folding once he gets punched hard in fantasy fights....
A bridge from the sepia-colored past to today's digital age. Twenty years ago I chanced upon Boxing Illustrated's rockin' 100th Anniversary...
Thanks, friend Duo, for your, as always, informed perspective...and tongue-in-cheek humor! :cheers
I'm not big on Liston as a title defender, but I admire how he made something of himself: from supposed scum to a world champion! He and Mike...
Wow. Great stuff. And I agree. Always excuses with Liston. I have always admired his technical prowess and dynamite power, but never his...
Defense helps...a lot. Boxing is interaction, both contestants seeking to impose their offense or nullify their rival's. The better a fighter...
In the actual fight, Chávez had the early upper hand with aggression; the right-hand lead was finding Pea and keeping Pea back on his heels....
It's nothing less than tragic to have seen such a proud champion, perennially thirsting for recognition, drop an unjust decision and his title to...
Put it this way: both men at their peak and best weight, Chávez puts the hurt on Pea.
Frazier's win was over 15 rounds, turning back an excellent, determined version of the so-called GOAT, so it was a better sustained performance....
- I am confident Earnie Shavers would be a world champion. - The title changes hands several times, until Tyson. - Excellent heavyweight...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1qrpoqmL-w Duo, well said: "a completed life well lived." With Angelo, I always got the impression that he...
He transcended sport; there has never been anyone like him; he has touched untold millions; he was the king of the world; he is my most beloved...
Hope this is hyperbole, sir, but the sentiment is justified. A man in the vicinity of 200 pounds can knock out anyone. Joe Louis had a...
