Found Smokin Joe's training schedule for the March 1971 Fight. Sportswriter, Thomas Thompson Run 6 miles in the morning. 3-minutes skipping...
Going by records and performance, it is hard not to choose Rodrigo 'Rocky' Valdez, by anything less than a TKO, by mid-late stoppage. But Vito...
Bok, What agenda,,,,,,,Joe Frazier suffered a broken ankle. Of course he was in excellent shape for the FOTC, just his side-to-side shifting and...
On overall skills,,,,,,,,,,,,Jimmy Young Won over the fans, with a come-out-of-nowhere performance against Muhammad Ali, a fight in which most...
goat,,,,, Jimmy Young versus Jody Ballard,,,,,,,,,,,,like watching reruns of 'My Mother the Car'
It was an ABC-TV tape-delay fight. On closed circuit TV, Wednesay 11/17/71 out of the Houston Astrodome. ABC-TV bought the television rights,...
You could throw in Roy Williams, as he beat Jimmy Young, and came within one-punch from knocking out Earnie, and had Larry Holmes near the loss...
Burt, I agree completely,,,,,I never add to the Top 20 list or whatever. Virtually impossible to rate fighters against each other from different...
Was Joe Frazier 100% or capable of being 100% in March 1971. He was not the same after April 1970. He broke his ankle in Las Vegas, and was out...
Larry's jab had the combination of all three, longer, faster, harder. Primo's was longer, but was so slow, birds could rest on his arm like a...
Stop it,,,,,,,,,,we all know you can't read,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:lol: I'm sure you were betting that Joe Louis would Knock-out the smallish Billy Conn...
Rocky J,,,,,Correct,,,,,,,,,that was Joe's 'pinnacle' Much like Jack Nicklaus winning the Master's at an older age. He greatest triumph, but not...
In my opinion,,,,,,,,1969 Joe Frazier stops 1969 Muhammad Ali. The 69' Joe was 'the man', no way would Ali be able to keep him off with those...
Correct,,,,,,,,,,,,Kimosabi,,,,,,,, Too many people claim Sonny Boy was in late-40's or close to 50. No, just lived a hard life. 41 1/2...
Bok a Chu....... Wrong, I never sad Frazier was further from his prime than Ali.. 'Smokin Joe' was quicker, better defensively and punched...
