here's a question... how does holyfield's steroid controversy affect his legacy in your eyes?
based purely on whose weight gain was more likely to have needed assistance - holyfield.
1. robinson 2. armstrong 3. greb 4. charles 5. langford 6. fitzsimmons 7. duran 8. b leonard 9. pep 10. ross benny leonard, pep, duran and ross...
gans didn't prepare properly for that fight. still a good win, though.
agreed.
completely agree, at least he tried. robinson chose maxim because maxim wasn't a big puncher (worlds apart from hearns' power).
louis > burley, tunney and probably sugar ray leonard. can see how someone could argue for tunney and leonard above him, though. the rest are...
number five on the button, maybe my favourite fighter to watch.
some dodgy ones there, burt. the concept of a 'journeyman' has its roots in medieval times, and originally referred to a tradesman who would gain...
good one, as far as i know, this expression was first used in reference to bob fitzsimmons (another expression that he's linked to!) football...
this is true, but then so does supreme mental strength.
amazing, some really simple ones in there that wouldn't have even occurred to me as being idioms!
a few more tenuous ones are: 'the bigger they come the harder they fall' - although an ancient expression, recent usage in english has been...
'to be a punching bag' 'to punch above one's weight' 'to box clever' 'down and out' 'throw in the towel' 'to throw your hat in the ring' 'you can...
ah interesting. yeah just looked up 'learning the ropes' - all about tying knots and so forth! i like the origin of 'the bitter end' too. it...
