Willie Pastrano was a kind of light heavyweight version of Joey Giardello. Slick boxer, good chin, tough. Joey split 4 fights with Tiger. Pastrano...
It isn't just a question of being too fast for Tyson, Ali was a better all-around fighter. Ali had great stamina, a great chin and total...
For those that constantly bring up the size difference, take note of this. I looked up the (5) heaviest guys Marciano ever fought. The average...
I rate him in the same category as he best all time. He fits in with, SRR and Pep. Trust me, it is rare that an active fighter is ever mentioned...
Some of the ones I remember were: Patterson/Johannsen 2nd fight Marciano/ Walcott 13th rd, 1st fight Larry Boardman/ Frankie...
Floyd was an awesome younger and lighter fighter. His power and speed had him demolishing opponents. Guys like Jimmy Slade etc. As he got bigger,...
Cobb, Chuvalo and maybe Murcer. All would have been stopped as they tried to recover. That punch was the result of Marciano's power and Walcott...
Giardello wins it. Burley is a name a lot of people throw around to impress people that they know of a great fighter most people dont know much...
The beating Quarry took from Norton was the beginning of the end. I've been watching boxing since Marciano and the Norton/Quarry fight was one of...
It is unfair to Leonard to ask this question. It should not be considered a knock on Leonard that he would be demolished if he fought Foster....
Never trained there but used to go and watch guys train there. Remember Eduardo Lausse an argentinian middleweight i liked and Paddy Young trained...
I trained at the trinity club on Montaghue Street in Brooklyn. Angello Defendus and Paddy DeMarco , Carmello Costa, Hardy Smallwood were some of...
I was in NY Golden Gloves in 1957. I was just a 16 year old 118 pounder. I moved around in the ring with a top notch pro middleweight by the name...
Lyle/Foreman and for three rounds, Frankie DePaula/ Dick Tiger.
Hagler was a heck of a fighter but lets not make him into something he wasn't. He was a smallish middleweight. Holyfield would stop him inside of...
