He had a fighter just as great in front of him, and didn't pull the trigger. That's on both him and Manny. They were eachother's only legendary...
Dat HGH...
That, in addition to the actual challenges Sugar did face, is possibly the worst Murderer's Row a champion could possibly face. That would have...
Those are the fights he missed out on. Had he won them, he'd might have near equalled the greatest Sugar. That would be an unparalleled resume.
He does.
If I grew up in the Depression and rationing era's, I might have been a bit smaller.
I was pretty young and not really focused on it, but I've talked to guys who were insiders around that time and scene at about that time, and they...
I've taken a man lightly like that before. It ended for me about the same way. Forgot what an old buddy of my used to say, "Remember, the other...
Hagler surrendered them pretty likely. Clearly must have not thought they made a difference. In hindsight, allowing a rusty fighter off a long...
To be fair, Ray was rusty, and not back in the groove. It's all conjecture. I'm reasonably confident in a rematch, Ray would have been better,...
In '96 his life was coming apart, and he was acting more and more erratic. I dont know that he could have been together a smart camp. I don't...
I think the last time I actually sat down and did a ranking, I put him at 23. I can see an argument for top 20. He has some of the best wins...
That's the shitty thing about boxing- You get one shot. Nobody guarantees each other rematches out of contract. You want to make the question moot...
Boxers tend to be PRETTY self-aware. I've never met one who wasn't reasonably frank about his career in private. I can all but guarantee Marvin...
Sometimes boxing is a marathon. SRR couldn't hack the distance. Maxim was the worthy winner.