Actually, Tyson was. The WBO didn’t have a champion at heavyweight until 1989 by which time Tyson had all three straps and had made Spinks’s...
Certainly not since the ‘60s and ‘70s. I haven’t got time to look it up right now but I’d imagine there were more then, but I’d be interested to know.
Reg Gutteridge on the Leonard-Hearns rematch and Leonard getting knocked down: “It’s like watching Bambi getting mugged!”
Hagler-Hearns - one of the greatest fights ever and one of the most quotable fights for commentary ever: Reg Gutteridge at the start of round 3...
Larry Holmes at heavyweight. A paltry 75 fights and some people consider him top 5 all time. Pffft. And a serious one - Jeff Fenech at super...
I actually looked this up, Pug, you *******! Now my wife thinks I have an interest in Victorian pornography.:lol:
No love for Marvin Hagler?
Mucho love for SS, IB. Not many fighters who made that big an impact in that short a space of time in boxing history. Maybe no one, in fact…
I’d pick an intelligent pressure fighter like Chavez over May but it’s possible May’s speed could offset Chavez’s offense (think a defensively...
This feels like a bit of an overstatement to prove a point. Had Arguello lost a step by the time he met Pryor? Possibly. He gave a shaky...
Yeah, I think the shut eye likely affected his performance over the second half of the fight. I gave him a couple of close rounds but the momentum...
I think this would be a cracking fight while it lasted but I’m confident it would end with Qawi on his back.
Interesting. I mean, I can see a decision for Floyd but you think it would be wide?
Kennedy McKinney v Welcome Ncita 2 It’s taken me a long while to get round to watching this, which is silly really because I loved their first...
Holyfield won the fight without a doubt in my mind.
