Norton was 34 when he fought Holmes, not 37. I've always scored that fight about 10-5 for Holmes. And Holmes apparently had a torn bicep for the...
I understand what you're saying, but...There was a time when big, strong, roiders who tried boxing, fatigued, froze when they got hit, and then...
Good post, well thought out. We might not agree on the outcome, but you gave plausible reasons for what you think. I think 1971 and before,...
If I remember right, Douglas threw an uppercut from outside against Holyfield while he (BD) was moving forward. Holyfield countered him with a...
1971 Frazier had beaten Ali, Chuvalo, Bonavena, Mathis, Ellis, end of the line Doug Jones, and Quarry. 1981 Holmes had beat Roy Williams, Norton,...
Ruddock and Foreman both punched hard, but IMO, RR had a better delivery system. He was faster, moved better and could box when he wanted to box....
Holyfield, Beterbiev, SRL, Duran, JCC, Ali, Tyson, just to name a few. Most of the top guys keep/kept their feet under them, that's a big reason...
Good post! Douglas looked extremely good in his previous fight vs. Mike Williams. Williams had allegedly been a sparring partner for Tyson and...
Here is the video of Foreman - Norton. [MEDIA] The announcer when explaining Foreman's weight gain, said that Foreman weighed in wearing pants and...
I didn't get the idea that Tyson was trying to teach Ngannou a particular "style" of fighting, I think he was trying to work on Ngannou's...
A lot of replies are people "whistling past the graveyard." They react this way whenever a new fighter is seen as a threat to their memories of...
Don't understand the mitt drill that Wilder was doing with his coach/trainer. The coach is having Wilder parry his jab with his own left hand...
I agree, smaller, pressure fighters have to train harder and want it more than their opponent. When the desire and intensity is not there, they...
Berbick was still able to go the distance with Rahman in 96, people weren't beating him easily. I doubt the Foreman team would have fought him in...
Qawi was doing well in the Foreman fight until his conditioning (lack of) caught up to him. At 5-5 1/2, didn't he weigh over 220? If he had been...
