Would've been nice, but not very realistic, I'm afraid. Ali was a living legend. The thinking really was, "If Ali says a mosquito can pull a...
Thanks for the pic! Glad to hear the champ's doing great. In my view, this Holmes win should not be used to build up his record. a) Ali was...
Thanks, Duo. Good points on Mamby. I love Tony Zale besting powerhouse Rocky Graziano. "Patience, relaxation and mental toughness" eventually...
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Amen. Bottom line is, it could have gone either way, but, yes, the fact that Ali was the champion seems to lead to the conclusion that boxing...
Joe Louis by stoppage. I believe this is a matchup that would showcase the importance of class among fighters. Ken Norton and Joe Frazier...
George Foreman. With no amateur career to speak of, he wrested an Olympic gold medal and, in his 38th pro fight --more importantly, in only his...
1981 Chicago pay-per-view TV ad voiceover¨(with split-screen footage of both fighters in training): "Sugar Ray Leonard! Thomas Hearns! Who will...
Virtue should go hand-in-hand with learning how to box. It can be possessed beforehand or taught as part of the process. Either way, the pupil...
Not at all. He just had respectable power to go with. Killed Dracula in Guadalajara.
No. With his back to the ropes, Ali landed "a sneaky right hand" and then "another sneaky right hand" which suddenly seemed to discombobulate...
Hearns. Decision.
You're right. In his showcase fights, the Easton Assassin looked like a million bucks plus! The primary reason Holmes went so many rounds...
When fighting mediocre, average, merely-okay opposition, Holmes looked like a million dollars. The meetings with Cobb, Marvis and Shavers are...
Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a champion with class whose actions spoke much louder than words!
