I agree with SuzieQ here. I can't see how you will be impressed by Firpo's wins over Willard and Brennan, while saying that Walcott and Charles...
They aren't the same person, I can say as much. gregluland needs to calm down a bit as it's just an argument over boxing, nothing more, nothing...
Layne wins a slugging match by a decision, potentially by TKO if he really starts landing on Firpo.
Carnera is bigger, he won't be outboxed by Leon and he won't be outlasted either. Leon Spinks never had a big punch but he could tire you out and...
I would go for "he never had any in the first place". It's all about stirring people up and getting some viewers. This is the same guy who keeps...
Film of Carnera and Willard (Mayorga I assume most have already seen): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPXB9OLrAnA...
Mayorga's skill level for a boxer of his weight class was awful but he had enough awareness about what he was doing to know how to unsettle most...
Johnson is said to have been unimpressive against Flynn but he looked decent enough to me despite having been off for years. Flynn of course was...
Jeffries, Burns and Corbett may have been racist but it seems they became more accepting of Jack Johnson once he proved his skills. Burns...
I wouldn't count on Ike Williams beating him either.
Chuvalo wasn't legitimately knocked down by Bonavena in my opinion, and even if you think he was, he was hardly flattened to the canvas....
I agree that Mayweather is better skilled all-around, but facing an opponent with equal or greater speed could be difficult for him. Camacho also...
Wrestlers have cut ridiculous amounts of weight for sure. I'd say it is more detrimental to a boxer though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdQdEhnWcDI
He would have definitely held a belt during the post-Spinks era of light heavyweights which was awful and probably the all-time low for the...
