My "hipster" opinion: Heavyweight is the ONLY division that matters. Nah, not really. But for some reason that's the division that I'm drawn to...
Jose Luis Lopez seemed like a groovy surfer dude with his bleach-blond hair and overall demeanor, as I recall. Maybe Mike Tyson (in later years)...
I like taco meat! Not the other things, though. : - ) Wouldn't it be great if someone honest came along to somehow "run" boxing. Maybe take over...
Does Jose Napoles losing his title to Billy Backus count?
Sometimes we have to protect people against themselves. The more I think about it, the more I think a "let the fighter decide how much punishment...
My first instinct would be to say probably not. But that begs the question, what trainers have been inducted already? I honestly don't know. Eddie...
Part of boxing and the greatness of boxers are the intangibles. So in some ways, everybody went as far as they were supposed to go. I thought...
I'll give it a go, but I'll probably realize later I missed someone. So many of the guys from Tier 2 down traded wins and losses. The numbers...
I'm kinda cynical about the International Boxing Hall of Fame. I mean, I love that it exists, I love that it brings boxing people & fans together...
I'll add Alexis Arguello. Always a complete gentleman, from what I saw on TV.
Maybe The Morlocks was counting his hair.
Ha!
Maybe. But he apparently didn't talk, much less brag, about his refereeing at his day job. I know I'd be like, "After work I have to fly to Vegas...
That's an interesting proposition. The referee, of course, would have to take not only the fighter's words into account, but the fighter's body...
It's always great to see old rivals seemingly enjoying each other's company. As I recall, there wasn't much love between these two when they...
