I think he said that around 1926-26 just before or after he defeated Wills. At the time, he was probably 100 percent correct.
Patterson avoided Frazier. He thought he could beat Ellis. He wanted nothing to do with Joe or Foreman. His whole thing about fighting Ali and...
All good points too, Pug
Why do you figure his fights with Ali are the two biggest fights of his career? From Sonny's perspective, I think winning the title from Patterson...
[QUOTE= I read Sugar Ray Robinson priced himself out of fighting Archie Moore I think he’d have taken the fight for a good enough purse but...
I wonder if that's when Carnera broke a bone in his foot?
Willard's size, stamina, and doggedness would have been a challenge for Max. Max might have had to been a little more aggressive than he was used...
Maxie Rosenbloom. As case can be made for Harry Greb being classified as a light puncher too.
Greb sure would have given Monzon a look a different way of fighting. I get the feeling from what I've read as well as watching Greb's training...
Dominant. Particularly remarkable when you take into account that when the WBA tried to strip him of the title after the second Liston fight and...
This has always been my opinion. He was clever and cute, but so were a lot of veteran fighters. He was also a marvelous storyteller.
Richard, you are quite correct. I might add, if I may, that the flip side of this is that Liston had kayoed all the top contenders except the...
Fullmer, Gene. I was also impressed with the recent thread about Evander Holyfield.
For me, Ali in the '60s was bigger than Ali later or Tyson at any time.
Good guess, Seamus. Here's a report that identifies the victim as E. L....
