Wills did not take fights with other top contenders like Harry Greb, Tommy Gibbons and Billy Miske so he did not clearly prove himself to be the...
Insulting other fighters does not seem unusual these days. Holmes said bad things about other fighters but guys like Ali, Tyson and Bowe have...
Holmes doesen't discredit everyone. He spoke well about Norton and Ali in his autobiography.
One point one might make is that he failed to face Holyfield and Tyson in their primes so did not prove himself the better man in a head to head...
Some may have found the Holyfield-Savarese fight entertaining but many heavyweights out there would be favored to beat Savarese. The top...
I'd be exceptionately doubtful that Frazier would be Ali's toughest challenge out of all the heavyweights. In the years since Ali we have seen...
Nunn seems considerably more accomplisheed than Benn. A win by Benn would seem unlikely given their resumes. Styles are of course important but...
The years since the 1970s have seen an increase in large, athletic hard-punching heavyweights similar to Foreman but in some cases even more...
What particularly durable light heavyweights did Spinks KO. I know he stopped some guys there but I was unaware of any exceptionally durable guys...
McCall did not quit in other fights he was losing. Even if he was behind it seems uncharacteristic of him to have a mental breakdown. Why didn't...
It would have been interesting to see Hagler's chins tested by big punchers at light heavyweight.
Given the advancements occurring in sports and the fact that athletes continue breaking records all the time I would suspect Holmes rating on a...
I'm shocked JohnThomas would consider rating Holmes so highly given his points about Holmes competition. Are you rating based on something aside...
It certainly appears to me that Lewis faced more of his best contemporaries. Lewis also consistently faced top-rated opponnents from 1992 through...
Is this even up for debate. Holmes failed to face many of his best contemporaries. Lewis missed a few but seems to have faced more of the best...
