I have to admitt I don't get it either. The expression semi retired seems to hold a meaning if you fight no hopers. If you fight world level...
The fact that Joe Calzaghes win over a 44 year old Bernard Hopkins is one of the three best of his whole career, tells us just how great Hopkins...
The idea of the fight was, according to Virgil Hunter, to measue Wards ability at this stage. Seems strange for him to take the evening off, given...
I'm not talking about the eye catching stuff. Ward was within Smiths reach whenever Smith could be bothered to throw a jab back at him. A guy like...
You know, if I'm wrong it will show when Ward fight a top tier opponent next time. But I'm not wrong. It doesn't matter if Ward struggled or not...
I think we see a very real decline when it comes to Ward. Some of the stuff that has been going on in his career makes it unclear if he's still...
Ward used to control fights by controling the distance, moving in and out constantly. Against Paul Smith he didn't display that strategy. He will...
But in the case of Thompson beating Haye, the "Well, he struggled with him" and the "Anyone can take advantage of a fatigued opponent" and the "I...
There's no "because" in boxing. Haye got his ass handed to him by a 40 year old, and that's not because Haye is ****, it's because Thompson is a...
I'm a bit curious what Loudon will try to pull if he gives this debate another shot. Repeating that Eubank was past it or that the weight was an...
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Thanks. I can agree with Calzaghe as far as that Eubank was not a name as big as Hopkins or Jones Jr. If Calzaghe had defeated Hopkins at 38, I...
It's a useful definition since boxers can be elite without being great. Like Andre Ward or David Haye.
I'm sorry, Loudon, but this means absolutely nothing. If a boxer is fine fighting at a certain weight, it doesn't matter what other weight he was...
Makes sense, I suppose :huh Elite then is the absolute best at their best?
