I say emphatically yes. You cannot so easily write off a man who defended the crown 25 consecutive times, over 12 years, against all comers,...
It is a happy day in Tysonland when Stonehands praises Mike! :good Depends on the fighters... ;) And why not?!!! The Senegalese is a...
Two sides of the same coin. You stress Tyson's advantage in having a team. I stress his disadvantage in lacking the basic security of a true,...
[/COLOR] I understood perfectly! Problem was, the team went awry when Daddy passed away. And Daddy was everything to young Mike. This was...
No. I'm still surprised performance enhancers as game changers in the post-Tyson era are something nobody but my wilderness-prophet self cares...
The enigma of Buster illustrates why the mental aspect is so important to boxing greatness. In Tokyo, Douglas was on the mental plateau of...
Just do it. You only live once. But you have no time to waste. Jump into it with both feet and go as far as your talent will take you.
Rocky Marciano's unique undefeated record is not a shallow reason for some shallow mystique. The Rock will forever portray the winner who has...
Excellent post! Just one caveat: Marciano, as I know you will agree, was not primarily a counterpuncher; he stood in front of you, feinting and...
Ali said Marciano was better than Frazier. I'm not sure I agree, but they may be separated by only a whisker. - Frazier was twenty pounds...
Thank you, sir. Good recap. As in every Ali-Norton fight, the final round was key. Here, the bout was close. It seemed a rippling Norton could...
What about post number 3? :fire You know? Frazier-Ali I? Poor Frazier. His name can never be marquee. :thumbsup Anyway, this fight should be...
At the highest levels, Shavers, bless his heart, will always be a smiling, likable bridesmaid. Frazier--even the subpar Jamaica version--would...
Laughable on the face of it, perhaps. But Marciano perfected his style. You could call him a highly-skilled slugger: the duck-and-weave; the...
Liston should be favored by decision, but if Max manages to frustrate Sonny and land those rights--hurting him, cutting him--the dog might come...
