He was always a light-hearted joker. When he had his fatal heart attack he called the hotel front desk and asked for a doctor. He was asked if he...
I misread the thread title and thought you meant Floyd Patterson. I had about 20 ATGs ready to send in to KO him.
I'm not an expert on Charles but I've read that he was a different fighter after killing Sam Baroudi. It really got to Charles and he was much...
I think every night was his best night. Marciano always came ready to fight.
Rocky was an interesting guy. He was a legendary cheapskate- to the point of the absurd. He carried a device with him to steal free calls from...
What if Patterson had the courage to fight the top contenders when he was champion? What if pigs could flap their legs and fly?
Walcott stopping the Ali-Liston II fight and calling a KO.
I put Cus D'Amato's management of Floyd Patterson in that category. Granted he wormed Patterson into the championship, but he made him the most...
Assume this fight never happened and treat it as a fantasy fight. Who do you pick? Louis was an ATG. He was on a comeback and was on a roll....
I pick Marciano. I think Frazier is overrated on this forum. This is a fight I would bet money on.
Robinson fought Joey Maxim for the LHW title.
Ali never got in the ring with him.
I think you make a good point.
Patterson didn't do much better than that throughout his reign. Dempsey's opinion of Patterson was shared with most people, at the time. It took...
Dempsey had plenty of negative things to say about Floyd Patterson. He wrote an article for Boxing and Wrestling Magazine (May, 1957) entitled...
