Losing to a great opponent or a opponent that has great ability shouldn't be shocking. The only one on your list that was neither is Oliver...
I was about to add this.
Maybe.... But same could be said for Jackson's ko of Drayton. Valdes ko of Briscoe in their 1st fight can be seen as he landed the perfect shot...
If the Cobb vs Holmes fight made ( supposedly, personally, their wasn't a big name he could leach on after Ray Leonard "retired " in my...
Jackson was the hardest punching Jr. Middleweight in history, and I'd say top five in Middleweight history. I can't think of one fighter that did...
Yes. The division was that bad. Also an indication of how far past his best Holyfield was.
Not a defense, but those were hard times, Galento was a hard man, doing what he could to earn money.... He wasn't skilled, or physically talented...
I'd say the vast MAJORITY of serious boxers/serious martial artist are disciplined, descent, and respectable men /women. Even the ones most have...
Unlike the older past prime version of McCallum , a poorly trained Toney, or the overrated Hopkins, Ray Robinson had the skills, power and most...
Donald Curry caught Milton McCory with one of the most accurate, and quickest left hooks on film. The punch was a thing of beauty, it floored...
Depends on the version of Holyfield prime Holmes would be facing. If we're talking the pre Bowe Holyfield, I see Holyfield giving prime Holmes...
Agreed. Watching Walcott fight one can plainly see his skill level. What writers of the era may have thought, could be seen as hearsay, because...
Jones Jr. Took a calculated risk against Ruiz. He knew Ruiz wasn't that talented, that powerful, and most importantly ( For Jones) very...
He beats them all. Convincingly. He beat Hopkins prime vs prime unanimously. The rest on your list wasn't as good as prime Hopkins was.
His technique is underrated as you noted. The other is the assumption that he'd just gas early because of the Ali fight in Zaire. Both of those "...
