What does that even mean? Being tense doesn't help you take punches and, when they fought, he took a right hand from Shavers and not only stayed...
He landed at least one right hand in the fight, before Quarry timed him trying to land another.
Jerry Quarry.
Floyd Joyner, who also sparred with Frazier and Liston, among others. When Floyd caught a federal drug case Ali wrote to the judge on his behalf...
If you look up the records of Marty Jakubowski, Eric Jakubowski, Buck Smith and Harold Brazier, you will get a pretty clear picture of the Midwest...
"Eye test"
I read a book about the heavyweight champions; it was written long enough ago that the chapter on Sonny Liston was added on at the end and was...
Joe Gans. And Benny Leonard.
Cuevas would beat him all day every day. Something about Campas that I learned when my fighter sparred with him, around 03, 04. Despite all those...
I believe that he went down in his fight with Jose Luis Lopez, who splattered Campas worse than Trinidad did.
Many people thought that a Davis- I forget which, I get them mixed up- deserved the decision when he fought Spinks. I would favor a number of lhws...
When you are comparing 2 fighters, I would suggest that one night is pretty important. Unless they fought more than once. Or are you suggesting...
Some curious gymnastics here. They fought and one guy was scared out of his wits and was knocked out in one half of one round yet you rate him...
Excellent post. It is pretty widely understood that, if you have the connections and backing to do so, the 'minor league' system in Mexico is the...
Most fighters don't put in the time or the effort to master fighting orthodox or southpaw, much less both. Just about every time you see a fighter...
