Before the Dubois fight I didn't expect much from Joyce given his age. I thought his hands were too slow and Dubois would walk him down. But...
I used to like John Garfield and Burt Bienstock's posts and stories. I PM'd JG a few times because we'd both boxed at or around the same weight....
Years ago I had Tyson way above Holyfield but not sure now. I also rate Wlad higher than I did.
Is Mendoza still about ? Edit : I've just checked and neither are
How come ?? When I was last on ESB back in 2016 he fell out with people regularly, mainly Mendoza, but he was always knowledgeable and had boxed too.
Fury is probably the only fighter in the history of the sport that I don't much care for but he's light years ahead of Jim Jeffries. There are...
Benny Lynch Jimmy Wilde Fidel LaBarba Pancho Villa Miguel Canto Peter Kane Pone Kingpetch Watching wee Benny dancing about like a flea and...
No definitely not. I remember watching that in a pub with my mouth wide open. I thought I'd enjoy seeing Duran ko'd after he punched and kneed...
They both died youngish, they had that in common
His ko's of Juan Roldan, Roberto Duran, James Shuler, Denis Andries and Pepino Cuevas were impressive
And Young Dutch Sam.
Yeah he was, so was Ricky Hatton. I used to like the way Tommy Hearns threw a long left hook to the body after a soft left jab, to measure the...
I was never a big fan of either Jack Johnson or Jack Dempsey but watching unforgivable blackness on CBS America changed my mind for me on Johnson....
Wasn't her name Rosie ? Apparently the boxing gloves were like driving mitts so next to no padding. Getting hit with a good body shot is an awful...
No, especially that solar plexus punch.
