Ali - Liston II. This is a can't-miss! Small arena, great views of the ring. The great Jersey Joe Walcott as referee! Liston was ready to go...
Yeah, Courage must've had a great press agent. Seems like before he did anything he was praised to the hilt on TV. There's got to be a story there.
Going in, Moore was ranked a spot or two above Clay in the heavyweight rankings by both Ring and the WBA.
I've got to go for the Gomez fight. Sanchez wasn't supposed to win that one. It was probably the only defense where that was the case. And Sanchez...
I've heard that about Clayton before, maybe from you. If true (and you heard it directly from a fighter who was there), that's a shame. I watched...
I'd argue that they were boxing stars, in that they were very well known in the game whether people liked them or not. But you're right. They...
How many of us who watched boxing as kids wanted to grow up to be a fighter? I sure did. I was going to win the gold in '88 and the heavyweight...
Yeah, no one ever admits, "I'm gonna get the crap kicked out of me, but at least I'm getting a decent paycheck."
I don't think Jimmy Young has been mentioned, either. Someone mentioned Andrew Golota. That's a good call.
Maybe David Tua, though he certainly wasn't on the same level of stardom as Jerry Quarry or Gerry Cooney. The list would be a lot longer if...
I agree that if it's in the olympics, they should be really careful about not stopping it too early or, obviously, too late. There's A LOT at...
The first fight I remember being on TV was Ali-Lyle (a month before I turned 8), though I don't remember watching it. In fact, it wasn't until...
I didn't realize this thread was nine years old until you posted this. No idea about Russell.
Since I'm a fan of the heavyweights, I'd like to see Bowe defend his crown against Lewis in May, or maybe November, 1993.
He was good enough to earn an organizational title shot. Yes indeed.
