Another difference is that they rarely met their top contender. Actually never in Holmes's case.
The only argument for not having them in the top is that you think other eras have been significantly better. I'm not saying that this is...
OddR, how were Holmes and Wlad just as dominant as what you see above? Give me even one top 10 that one of them cleaned out. Whay we can say about...
I think this is unique for any weight class in boxing history and I don't think it will repeated in this century at least.
Yeah, that difference really is staggering. I think Ali has almost double the amount of wins over top 5 (around 25) that Lewis has over top 10....
The first few rounds would be tough for Joe no doubt. Personally I have a hard time seeing him going past them.
Don't think I've seen this before now. But Ignore sounds like a plan, for sure.
Yeah, nothing wrong with facing Dubois even though I'd probably have preferred Parker.
Tarver could have been a tricky match-up for Jones and Jones could have been past his prime. Nothing mutually exclusive there.
Excellent post. Will add that the whole "Ali couldn't infight" thing is a bit of a lazy take. He would avoid it as much as he could, but that's...
Yes, Ali did not win every round in his prime and he was not impossible to hit. But, ****, his speed and agility was something to behold.
I agree, but it's funny how these fights always are brought up even in specific reference to prime Ali. Cooper 2 is prime Ali and the difference...
Agree with every word. A rubber won't be bad but not necessary.
I have to rewatch the Chuvalo fight because my recollection is that he moved except for that spell in the second. EDIT: He was on the ropes for...
He certainly moved for the full 15 vs Chuvalo except for when he stood against the ropes for a bit in the second but didn’t repeat. Against...
