The problem with arguing Valdes should have gotten the shot London got is that Valdes was KO'd by Powell in early March while the London fight was...
Thank you. I was really not trying to build up Powell, but that 244 just sounded way out of the ballpark. 224 is flabby, but reasonable. "Was...
I noticed in the Valdes-London film that the commentator said that at 15 stone 6, (218 lbs.) Valdes was the heaviest he had ever been. Nothing...
I don't know where that comes from. Roy Harris is from Texas. Last I checked, Texas was not part of Europe.
"Lavorante actually beat a prime Folley" totally true. Doesn't obviate the fact that Lavorante was 12-1 and had beaten no one of note....
"Lavorante was far and away better than Powell was in his 11th pro fight." Tell me a fighter Lavorante had beaten who held wins over fighters as...
"London brought nothing to the table at all." Good. Screwing around the #1 contender Johansson like they screwed around Machen would have been a...
"How impressive does London look?" Not very. London's second shot was just a keep busy fight between Ali's defenses against Cooper and...
"Powell was green as the grass we walk on," Powell was a prospect, I think 11-0-1 with 11 KO's when he fought Norkus. Powell's best opponents...
"Why take credit from Powell?" He lost to Roy Harris.
You are assuming he was medically challenged. Really, I don't know. No one had diagnosed a cataract previously. The condition might have...
"Valdes fought London with a detached retina." No. Valdes was forced to retire in June of 1960 because a cataract was discovered in his left eye...
"Valdes was highly rated but waiting to be picked off, the perfect opponent." "learned how to use his speed and mobility against big guys before...
"Third tier contenders at best." Fair enough. "Norkus, he was no world beater" No. But obviously, neither was Powell. "Powell at his best was...
"USA clear superiority over Europe." Not in 1958 and 1959 though. And that is what is being debated. Ali wasn't a pro. Liston wasn't at the...
