I attended an evening with Roberto Duran, Ken Buchanan and Jimmy Batten in November 2008. Buchanan left early because he was so drunk.
Forgetting records for a moment. My 'go to' fight for skills - when I need to show someone something undeniable - is Duran-Palomino. An...
Gavilan at his best beats all but maybe three welterweights in history. He had a quite immense physical package, including stamina and durability...
Most of the time you get lynched if you say you're good at something :yep Like I said, I don't think I ever had the mental or physical make-up...
I feature Archie Moore at around #9 for his unusual longevity despite numerous beatings, weight fluctuation, injuries and age. I think most people...
Realistically it's going to be someone like Archie Moore who fought everyone from Patterson and Marciano to Satterfield and Sheppard. Or someone...
As he should :good 5/10, no more, no less, that's average.
Well, I rushed in here expecting someone to mention the Lyle right hand, Bonavena left hook and the KO1 Liston farce whilst asserting Ali's power...
I think if Marciano went 49-0 in six fights between Liston, Frazier and Foreman at his size and with that style, plus the rest, I'd have to rate...
Excellent.
Trying to think of a boxer from Tuvalu...
More comments from me: - I think in just about every Monzon fight, it's his. There was never a necessity to adapt, he simply fought, shaping his...
Monzon: Technique - 5 Speed - 5 Power - 6.5 Defence - 6 Not very impressive there. They happen to be quite noticeable facets of the game,...
Much more difficult to move the head. You may think it's not such a bad trade-off, as your hands will protect your head, but it's more than...
Although Monzon wasn't particularly slow by human standards, he didn't impress in that area. Add to that, quite poor technique, and he wasn't a...
