The Ali comparison came after he won gold in 84'. I remember vividly him beating a young Lennox Lewis in the semi's before winning gold....
I agree. What I was talking about was before he went pro. He was massively overrated as an amateur because of his physical gifts. I remember...
I remember that. Biggs was a great amateur fighter and a guy that was being compared to Ali all the time. He was a big guy that could move but...
Both teams were incredibly special. Not sure that I can really say one was better than the other. The USA boxing program was a stellar program...
Roy (prime) Bhop Tarver Johnson
I like Gomez. He was the better pure boxer and he could crack. Haye had a brutal overhand right but I think the amateur pedigree serves Gomez...
Oscar is just too fast both with his handspeed and foot speed..
I have to say, I really like the matchups that you have been posting. Definitely different and intriguing from a matchup perspective....
Verno was a good fighter. I was ringside when he beat Cory Spinks for the IBFbtitle at 154. One interesting thing about Phillips was he didn't...
Qawi would have a field day. Haye's powerful overhand right doesn't mean **** if you can't land it and Qawi was a guy that would take that power...
Starling is the type of guy that would be difficult for Tito but at the end of the day, I think Tito's power has Marlon on the defensive a bit too...
I remember Vladimir Klitschko complaining that he was drugged when he fought Lamon Brewster.
That's another thing that really hurt Gomez's career and a lot of Cubans, they are basically a citizen of nowhere. When those guys defect from...
Right on, I remember how good Gomez was even back in the amateurs. The guy could fight and was definitely avoided. No way was Don King letting...
At this point, Gomez but Jai is really talented. I just need to see more of Jai. He is a lot of fun too watch and he has two wins over Breidis...
