I believe it was Bernard Hopkins who once said, "If you don't want to get a bruise, take up golf."
Does he hold the lightweight title?
He KO'd a former 140 lber.
Yeah, the 160 lb. champ who won't allow his foes to fight at the limit.
The 160 lb. champ crushed the former 140 lb. champ? Well, ain't that a big surprise.
The heavyweight championship used to be the exclusive property of the US. The same way that the bantamweight title used to belong to Mexico.
I think the key here is "in shape". Lennox Lewis weighed 227 when he crushed Razor Ruddock. He fought most of his career out of shape.
The website censors Bowe's name? Are you flippin' kidding me?
Unless he's having trouble making 160, there's no reason for him to move up.
I think you're being overly dramatic here. The guy most at risk of dying in the ring is the guy who doesn't know how to quit.
I think you missed my point.
But what would that prove? Ortiz had a actually chance to prove something against Berto. He failed - miserably.
I can't stand a fighter who hits his foe when they're down. Just how many rules is Lara allowed to break?
We don't
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