I do like the heavyweights. It's my favorite division. So good discussions on heavyweight contenders and near-contenders of the past fascinate me....
Oh yeah, that one. I can't believe it didn't come to my mind. Great call, Bronze Tiger!
Interesting. Were those ESPN fights? It makes sense as Thomas was appearing in the mags prior to Tillis, and TV exposure certainly helps that happen.
Yep, Weaver-Tate was the first one I thought of. Ray Mercer pulled a couple of wins out of thin air against Damiani and Morrison. Maybe Ali-Lyle.
Thomas, going into the Tillis fight, was starting to be seen in the mags & magazine ratings. But that was the first time he'd stepped into the...
While Ellis would be regarded as a credible opponent, certainly more than Roman, I don't see this as being much of a contest. 1973 was the year...
The Henry Clark fight put Liston back in the heavyweight picture. I think that has to do more with the fact that it was nationally televised than...
I was going by memory, seeing it discussed on a TV broadcast of either a Leonard or Hearns bout. I didn't realize it had been signed (like you...
Holyfield - Tyson Leonard - Hearns (talked about in 1979) Hagler - Hearns (originally scheduled in 1982, before Hearns broke a finger) Holmes -...
When I see the the title, Best fighter you've seen on film, I feel like it implies that we're being asked about the best fighter we ever saw after...
Oh, and yeah, Don King is famous enough to get into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
I actually feel the opposite. Without these people, boxing wouldn't happen. And some even meet the #1 factor in getting into the HOF, which of...
Y'know, because of both fighters' initials. ;)
PPV is, in my view, a logical extension of Closed Circuit. Of course, closed-circuit theater shows for major bouts went on for decades. I seem to...
B.S. fight.
