Good posting. Dempsey was an expert on infighting from his shovel hooks to right hands to the heart, he knew just how to dip his head inside the...
A little irked that despite many ringsiders, 3 well regarded judges, the a.p., upi and the wws ppanel all scoring Ali-Norton 3 by 1 pt either way...
Ali didn't train hard for Mac and Foster had passed his best days, it was a pretty boring 15 rounds and an easy win for Ali. Mac was at his peak...
All good replys. Two all time top tenners for sure, how would you rate these two there? Pierre and Finnegan had the skills and plan to go late...
He grant, just as a side note but assuming you saw Backus fight he was a legit contender, could box and punch and took a decent shot, was tough as...
It did land and the anchor punch is able to stun and stop when thrown with conviction (I was taught it early in my golden glove years) but the...
Pernell had as textbook perfect footwork as any I've seen, Benny Leonard's was in that category also but then there's Willy Pep's which transcends...
Geeese I'm an idiot today, sorry.
Its too bad Gerry couldn't have developed a better jab which would have been an asset for him. His left hook to the body and head were nothing...
One of the greatest defensive boxers of all time, a top ten lock at welter, almost unhittable at his peak, pinpoint punches with near perfect...
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Dang, that's well said. I'll take Harold like most here on a clear decision with the chance Jones speed lets him catch Harold perfectly ala...
Pep was amazing at both slipping and ducking the jab, and maybe more so on following that landing punches while going the opposite way.
Hookie, could you name a few of those "plenty of others" that dropped Jerry Quarry?
It would only take several of Gerry's hooks to the body to decide the bout, even when in shape Greg never looked strong in the midsection.