ecto55 beat me to Pete Rademacher.
Two time. Spinks wasn't a good champion, but he was the real champion. Tyson's managers acknowledged that. Spinks wasn't the first and won't be...
In hindsight. Going in, Gomez was seen as an unbeatable monster with "no known weaknesses" (per one boxing mag). He'd surprisingly taken out the...
By the time it was over, Holyfield wasn't. (groan)
Oh man, I'm sorry. I thought you were making a joke. So ESPN actually did report that Phillips fought Bowe and Tapia as amateurs. Wow. Again, my...
Even though April Fools' Day happened nearly four months ago, good one! Jose Feliciano! "Feliz Navidad. I want to wish you a merry Christmas..."...
Marvin Camel vs. Marvin Johnson
1963? I'll bet a fiver on a Doug Jones W 10.
Shavers W 10. As an aside, looking over Puritty's record, I see that Puritty won the WBC International Heavyweight Title against Klitschko. Yet...
Ken Norton TKO 1 Duane Bobick. While Norton was favored 11-5, it was thought to be a competitive bout between two of the top five contenders. The...
Years ago I read that some organization figured out that Rocky Marciano hit with more force than the most powerful handgun available at the time....
George Khalid Jones vs. Beethaeven Scottland. Watched it on TV. The announcers were SCREAMING, as I recall, several rounds before Arthur Mercante...
I was going to say, "Tell that to Roy Williams."
Zale - Graziano IV and Saddler - Pep V in mid 1970's exhibition bouts. Actually, I never saw these. I just saw photos in a boxing magazine. I...
I actually agree, to a certain extent. While there were tougher options for Bowe, Dokes' record doesn't look too bad at that point. After the...
