Marciano was "tired" in that he breathed heavily and whatnot when he heavily exerted himself for extended periods of time. By saying he never...
You know, Russell, I think you've set a record for most threads by a single poster about a 1990s gatekeeper.
Well, certainly his knockout average is unimpressive for a world-class fighter, but he did score his share of noteworthy knockouts, and repeatedly...
I never discussed how hard Bonavena or Ramos hit except relative to their contemporaries; when Frazier was moving up for the first time in '66-67,...
It certainly isn't unheard-of for hometown officials to do something like this. I've done a little bit of sifting for newspaper accounts on this...
It looks to me like four had Margarito winning, four had it a draw, and three had it for Williams. That means four of 11 sportswriters had...
You STILL evidently didn't read my post. Answer me honestly- did you or did you not read the entire text in my first post before making this...
Mostly a decent list, but I think it's considerably biased towards heavyweights- Ali and Louis are probably a bit too high, and Dempsey and...
There has been talk lately from detractors of Frazier's legacy about the idea that Frazier's management feared facing powerful punchers and...
You mean Max? Well, Max had far more proven power and chin than his brother, who had a fluffier record but a lot less credentials. Marciano is a...
This is true. Of course there are exceptions, but if we took down statistics about the mean age at which an average fighter's career started and...
Your boxrec argument here isn't in very good perspective. 11 losses was nothing unusual or disgraceful in those days. It's only been in about the...
Vitali's corner didn't stop the Byrd fight. He quit.
In recent history, I recall a few years ago Dominick Guinn was exalted like the greatest thing since sliced bread and seen by numerous pundits and...
What you don't seem to understand here is that these events are not being performed under "controlled" circumstances- the equipment in track and...
