The 1949 Charles was beating everyone he was the best heavyweight in the world. The version Marciano fought had just lost to Nino Valdez and...
Cockell was about like Brian London So how good is that? And Cockell beat LaStarza so how good could he be? Then you had a few older black...
Lets make it interesting and say 1967. He enters WBA elimination tournament instead of say Leotis Martin. I say he wins with Ellis his only real...
Don't take 173 ezzard take 49 version that whipped Louis at 182 he might win close hard fought decision. Rocky has to wear him down and take him...
I say Mohammad and Moses cause there sure as heck were no boxers you use since he beat the best soundly and the rest like Ingo and Henry Cooper...
Tough to analyze this stuff clearly when you let the nostalgia rule your thinking. I love the old fighters but in sports everyone knows athletes...
Not fighting the best black fighters was something all the champions did even Louis. What happened after the war when boxing like other sports...
Agree totally he d last a lot longer then Schmeling did. George much much stronger.
Or Louis youth in the first one. Despite his fantastic success up till then he was still 23 had been a pro less then 2 years. Scmeling an...
I give him credit for beating Louis. What do you think was this a focused Louis who was taking the fight seriously. He had just humiliated an ex...
Oh you mean like like guys that fought in eras when blacks couldn't fight for the heavy title and were forced to throw fights when they got to a...
Folley, Patterson, and Ellis in primes would all defeat Max. Corletti Had some height and ability to box and move none strengths for Max. He ran...
If the Chuvalo that ko d Quarry showed up no question he d ko Max. He was 217 of muscle. Max was about 190 at his peak. He d be much too strong...
The only reason Ali was not widely recognized as GOAT right after lets say the Patterson fight was he was a black muslin and played the arrogant...
Pre fight TV Broadcast to Clay Liston I Louis doing color commentary said Liston was on his way to being the greatest heavyweight champ of all...