I'm a little concerned about Holmes. I saw him on TV not long ago, and his speech seems odd. He was almost unintelligible. Shavers is even worse....
Dempsey, Schmeling and Foreman are the three HW champs who were the ultimate winners in life after boxing. None of them should have changed a...
I don't think Liston did. I've read him quoted as saying he didn't like the fight business, but it's all he could do.
I don't know how much pressure was on Frazier to rematch Ali. The money would have decided it. If the purse was big enough, Frazier would have...
I can't think of any that I would actually bet money on Patterson beating.
Marciano- He had few skills. He just flailed away and beat the hell out of his opponents.
Do you think Tyson would get away with part of Liston's ear? :)
I'm critical of Patterson as a fighter. I don't disrespect him. I've posted here many times, that Patterson was a true gentleman, a humble person...
His chin. Anytime he stepped into the ring he had a much higher than average chance of hitting the canvas. That isn't a fighter you want to bet on.
Johnson was before Dempsey, so he wasn't considered. Liston had a very poor reign, because of the Clay fight. But, I believe the Liston who beat...
I'll limit this to the linear champions, from Dempsey on. I'm picking the champions who I would not bet money on to beat any other champ. No...
Prime vs prime. I take Liston by KO.
Actually, quite a few people gave Ali a chance. The odds were 4-1. That isn't that much of an upset.
To most of the posters on this board, doubting that "KO", is like doubting that Jesus turned water into wine. If they doubt it, they never say so.
Not even close as the biggest upset. The Ali-Spinks odds were 8-1. Tyson-Douglas was 42-1. We might have our personal opinions, but the odds tell...
