The fly in the ointment with this type of rationale is the future. The guys you praise today and consider the best are themselves relegated to...
Larry needs a left hook off the jab against this opponent. It isn't there. He also needs to move counterclockwise instead of his clockwise...
Probably Nunn at 160. A shaky vote because I don't think he gets himself 100% for the guy. And a B game effort can lose the fight in a bout. Also...
Good post for a mismatch fight.
exactamundo. Should have signed with DKP and had a different road to the title and optimal opponents and opportunities. Guys like Leon Spinks....
They cashed Thomas out. A smart move as far as I can see. He did not look good at all against the 2 C grade heavies after the Berbick loss. and...
Can you imagine recent heavies fighting in that sun and heat for 15 rounds?
If memory serves, the one judge in the Witherspoon fight had Larry winning 10 of the 12 rounds.
Sure do not picture Mercer doing well against a southpaw with boxing skills and smarts. And he'd need a small ring like the Lewis bout......a 20...
Smartest fight by Mike and he stuck to a gameplan. He landed those right hands to the body and then came up over the top and nailed Holmes with...
Surprised nobody has mentioned Bowe yet.
Brutal loss to Vitali.
Like that underrated jab of Napoles to score the points and get the nod in a decision bout. Nice technical fight and the winner gets Trinidad.
The flawed fighters like the Weaver's and the Botha's were rarely a favorite. And they shouldn't have been. But they sure did find a way to win...
That sums up the competitive nature of the guy. Remember him a few years later--what was it usa cable or espn? He was getting outpunched 4 or 5 to...
