Agreed,mate. The 1959 Liston was a monster.
Would be a bit of a dirty one,Fergy. Lots of butts etc.
Jimmy has the edge in skill but Mike could spring an upset - a strong guy. I take Ellis by 9 - 6 or so in rounds.
I reckon that Oscar would get stopped by the first three but take Holyfield the distance maybe dropping him for a short count enroute.
I've always liked John H and his victory over Napoles is one of the best wins for a Brit abroad. As good as it was,though,it takes bronze medal...
"McAlinden beats Ali" makes quite surreal reading at first glance,does n't it?
In retrospect it would have been far better had Muhammad gone with Malcolm X instead of the reverse KKK,but he never had the confidence to do so...
Yeah. I was thinking about that earlier. I rather liked the name Cassius Clay - something of the exotic about it.
Calzaghe keeps LaMotta at bay with his movement and jabbing. Jake constantly chases his man throughout but drops a clear decision.
Even Harry Carpenter was using the name 'Cassius Clay' up until 1973 or so. Ali seemed ok with that too. I think that as long as people used his...
I never thought that Muhammad meant those more extreme statements he came out with - maybe wishful thinking? More an attempt to appease Elijah...
Can't beat the 1968 team - Best,Law,Charlton etc. I guess that's me being an old fart.
According to that book 'Ghosts of Manila' it was Gypsy Joe.
