Considering Williams wasnt even consistent against fringe contenders Id say no but then the fight would never happen anyway because Williams was a...
Im not sure why I have to reaffirm something that was well known about Moore at the time and that he was famous for. Same day weigh ins work...
Go back and read the papers. He frequently fought with a paunch. Yes he fought frequently but he fought frequently 20 and 30 pounds above 175...
Moore was just so much more well rounded than Toney. Toney was at his best with guys who came at him but could do it all and he had that super...
Id pick Patterson at 175 or HW
I think it was a combination of things. As you say, he was sort of colorless and his performances were workmanlike and the era in which he won his...
He would have done better against Antuofermo than Hagler did. Giardello was a smarter fighter than Hagler who wasnt exactly a stranger to dumb...
Bennie Briscoe lost 1/3 of his fights including to guys like Joe Shaw, Luis Vinales, Tito Marshall, and a very green Vicente Rondon in his prime...
The problem with your narrative is that Briscoe was 35 and coming off a loss. Cyclone Hart was never a great fighter but he was coming of a...
Carter would be little more than a footnote if he hadnt gone to prison and blown his murders up into a cause celebre. He was losing as much as he...
Thats true but both of those fights were very controversial decisions.
Hopkins was WAY too smart for Tiger who could be made to look ordinary against smart fighters.
Nope. It was a legit knockdown. And why would it be considered faking the fight? Patterson still won the fight.
LaMotta was as good if not better than anyone Mills ever fought. He was definitely better than anyone Mills ever beat and certainly no worse than...
Thats after the fight. This was during the fight. Daniels wasnt out, he was just knocked down.
