I'M' AWARE OF ALL THOSE DETAILS. BUT THE THREAD IS CONSPIRACY THEORIES. THEORIES. WHICH TEND TO BE ODDBALL OPINIONS. AND SOME FOLKS THOUGHT...
Buster is/was a rise to the occasion heavyweight. There were lots of them in the 80's. What they cannot do is sustain it. but for that one night...
That Don King and/or Bob Arum had something to do with the legal issues that Harold Smith was charged with and convicted of.
Similar in some ways to Shannon Briggs. Terrific numbers. But look into the numbers and you see who those glossy results are against. Wilder is...
Anyone fortunate enough that went to fights at the Blue Horizon had that great atmosphere. Untouched. No way building codes would ever let that...
I really do not think the victor of the bout is in doubt. The question would just be decision or stoppage.
Agreed. Especially when you start to think about him moving up 4 pounds and how tough that division was at that timeframe. But that sure was a...
Battle of the Z men----and it was big when it happened.
Gotta love the conditioning of Norton to take over once it hits the 4th or 5th round. And then bugner goes into his safety first mode and just...
i don't like Morrison when matched against big tall guys. His defense is suspect under the best conditions. But Tommy having to close the...
Another vote for Usyk. It is a footwork and angles fight. He'll turn him all night and use his jab to stifle the Ike charges. This is a bout...
Another guy not mentioned yet is Vitali. But most guys were predictable with their hook off the jab & he wasn't. And after the shoulder surgery he...
Liston is another. Actually Cooney was really good at this...trouble is the fight was over when he went away from the jab to left hooks and left...
Good post Bummy. Weaver was nothing more than a regional California fighter pre-Holmes. . What put him somewhat on the map was the ko over...
