There was a nice profile in Ring, I think in late 1979. He announced his retirement after losing to Ali, then came back a year and a half later...
Judging by another thread here, Berbick vs. Ali.
Interesting question. Ali - Norton III, maybe Ellis - Patterson.
That was what my reference to the "Nat Fleischer school of officiating" was about. I have a huge problem with the way Ali-Liston II was handled....
Agreed. The actual time down is largely irrelevant. Tyson was down 14 seconds when the referee reached ten. Which, yeah, he didn't say out loud,...
The Pryor and Gomez thread made me wonder... Which fighters were brought down by cocaine use / addiction? Who would've had a longer and more...
Beat me to it too.
As we saw, Iron is subject to rusting, while Rock is subject to weathering. Seriously, Tyson is too big, strong, and fast for Marciano. Tyson...
George, I'm glad you're here. You've taught yourself a ton in a pretty short time and your posts are articulate and thoughtful. Funny, the...
Great pic, Dubblechin! When was it taken? I agree that Ali's legacy would be enhanced had he retired after Manila. 'Course he likely wouldn't...
I put up the question and poll because - a) The potential fight was discussed, at least a little, in 1978. It was a possibility, albeit a small...
After Spinks upset Muhammad Ali, one of the boxing magazines talked of Patterson wanting to come back and fight Spinks try to become the oldest...
Re: the Foreman fight - Even if Ali had only planned to train for two weeks, which I doubt, with the five-week postponement due to Foreman's...
Riddick Bowe gets a lot of grief for defending against Jesse Ferguson. On one hand you could argue that Ferguson earned his shot by beating Ray...
Boxing would be a much more popular sport, and bring in a lot more money, if there was only one world champion per division and world title...
