I haven't. I like rough diamond's idea of Archive(dot)org, though. I hadn't really looked at it before today. They have tons of boxing books...
I think Lyle would have steamrolled Foster if they'd been able to make that fight. Lyle was at his best between 72 and 74, while Foster lost his...
I think Lyle could've potentially had a championship career if he hadn't gone to prison and he'd pursued boxing. IMO his best years were his first...
I don't know. It'd be nice to have these resources available. So many are defunct now. Does anybody own the content of magazines like Boxing...
That was a smart move by Cruz's team in those temperatures. ;)
I think most any time they COULD have fought, Leon takes it. Spinks' career was picking up speed at Young's was slowing down. In 1978 Spinks beats...
A quick search shows that this is at least the 13th time someone made a thread in which this fantasy match was been proposed on this forum. Not...
Interesting article. Here was a guy who was gifted with so much, yet ultimately he blew it. Cocaine is a helluva drug.
My speculation - Rock Newman, Bowe's manager, was looking for a stay-busy fight to keep Bowe active and in the gym. Remember, Bowe had won the...
In no particular order - Floyd Patterson - Gentleman, kept coming back and proving himself. Tyson Fury - Rematch with Wilder was inspiring. Ken...
Too bad this isn't a thread about fighters who took their nicknames from household appliances so someone could point out "Iron" Mike Tyson. Did...
One of the few fights I've predicted to the round. I don't recall people, general public people, at the time picking Tyson, but I don't recall...
He seemed like a future star when he was young, boxing a televised exhibition with Ali, building up his record and experience level against guys...
There are people in boxing - boxers, non-boxers - who've done some pretty despicable things and are easy to hate. Panama Lewis, James Butler,...
I think they all suck. Yeah, at a certain time in a certain division any organization is going to have the best champion. Best champion - that's...
