I rate Larry Holmes above Joe Frazier in an all time great heavy list but on a purely prime for prime head to head basis I'd back Joe to beat...
And Ali used that jab to the body quite effectively against Joe Bugner too at times.
Evander was at his very best by the time he was beating Dwight Qawi (second bout) and Carlos De Leon at Cruiser.
Not forgetting Henry's quote when asked what it was like fighting Ali "Like fightin' a bleedin' tank!!"
Another vote for 'Tokyo'
How I see it too.
Are we talking about a hypothetical prime for prime match on the date mentioned or is it what we think could have happened if Frazier had made a...
Excellent post,Mike and a fine summary of that fight. All those who criticised Leonard for waiting till Hagler was past his prime before he agreed...
Ken wins this by clear unanimous decision. Carl finds the Norton stance plus his jab,overhand rights and constant pressure very hard to fathom....
Definitely agree,Bokaj,on all points. I was also going to mention Pep.
I agree with you on your assessment of those fights and that Muhammad had slowed up a lot from '76 onwards but,as I said,Muhammad was still...
Yes,Muhammad started to see signs that he could get his license returned so he went back into banging publicity drums mode.
I disagree with the school of thought which says that the post-Manila Muhammad Ali was "Shot" Yes I concur that Muhammad had signifigantly...
Muhammad officially handed his Ring Championship belt back just before the Frazier-Ellis WBC/WBA unification fight and said that he would...
Floyd comprehensively outboxes Ron over the distance but has to pick himself up off the canvas once or twice.
