Quarry had 21 fights in his first 14 months as a pro, including tough fights with Tony Doyle and twice with Tony Alongi, then the loss to Machen....
I have 2 thoughts on the matter. First, Teddy Atlas has run a lot of miles on very little fuel for a long time when it comes to being a...
It was not a good fight. Neither of them fought like a professional. Most of the 'elite' pros today fight like good amateurs and that's what this...
That was an amateur fight, terrible fight. The skill level was abysmal.
Charles is trained by a friend of mine.
Beat me to it.
He wasn't all that good at fighting. That isn't much of a liability if you are a lawyer but it means a lot if you are a fighter.
Pajarito? He isn't beating Duran. He might pick up a WBO title at some point.
You can distill it down pretty easily. Billy Conn was a very good, very smart fighter. He earned his Intelligence in fights with Zivic, Kreiger,...
Conditioning is built up over time, with consistent effort, not by taking 6 months off then coming to the gym to prepare for a fight as a fat slob...
Or maybe a guy that was in boxing from WW1 well into the 1980s and worked with Duran, Holmes, Ezzard Charles and has seen more rounds of boxing...
I would not say that Hagler mastered 'switch hitting.' What Hagler mastered was ways to use his right hand more effectively and more often because...
Seeing Tommy Hearns knockout Kemper Morton at the Forum is way up there. First, because it was Tommy Hearns. Second, he knocked him out with a...
Turpin beat Ray Robinson. You would have to talk (or type) a strong game to make me believe that the Hagler that lost to Ray Leonard was better...
