I don't like time-machine fantasy fight posts, most of the time. I find myself wanting to post something snarky, i.e. "Sonny Liston vs. Riddick...
SuzieQ seems to go away for a while, then come back. I've seen it happen a couple of times. I think he was one of those guys who started posting...
^ Very well put, Saintpat. Boxing is a money game in many ways. Whoever has the backing and money to hire an Angelo Dundee, Emmanuel Steward, or...
I haven't watched it since it was on tv, but I remember, as a kid, HATING the Hugo Corro - Ronnie Harris middleweight title fight.
I agree that Frazier wasn't prime, but I don't think he was too far away from it. He had a bit of a dip after Ali 1 due to inactivity (1971) and...
I'd pick Butterbean and McNeeley over Monte Masters any day. I'd probably pick Lamar Clark over Monte Masters. ;)
If you want a good picture on how George's comeback was perceived, watch the broadcast of the Foreman - Adilson Rodriguez fight. Larry Merchant is...
Per BoxRec it happened in Canada. They only show two bouts on the card, the other with Shane Sutcliffe against a 1-0-1 guy. No mention of amateur...
Nice! That definitely shores it all up. ;)
I saw that Burton was Clark's only win where the opponent had a halfway decent record. I had no idea that he was Apollo's trainer in Rocky. Very cool.
In early '79 Holmes-Norton II was pretty much a done deal. The mags were previewing it. Homes and Norton just had to get past their tune-up fights...
I find these things fun to watch. I mean, how stupid do you have to be to think that you can, with no experience, hang with a seasoned pro? (That...
Definitely an outstanding amateur who had a golden ticket contract as a pro. But he was also the victim of a horrible childhood and, despite all...
Ha ha. I know that's a joke, but as a comparison all five of Foreman's opponents were legitimate pros, and three (Johnson, Daniels (barely), and...
I seem to remember that in a 1963 interview, young (then) Clay said that Clark "nearly caved my ribs in." I see he lasted ten against Pete...
