Chris Bryd was an extremely accomplished fighter who is badly underrated.However,as you referred to at the end of your post Ali's reflexes would...
Jim Jacobs was indeed an exceptional man.He managed to form a bond with Mike Tyson that only Cus D'Amato could match.He was a terrifically...
Indeed it is !
Ok.......................let's change the words but it's still the same question.Where's the evidence that Jim Jacobs was a so-called '' fanboy '' ?
Absolutely.Jim Jacobs was indeed a passionate boxing fan,but he also approached boxing in a very nuanced,forensic way.He wouldn't make such...
Keep it up mate.You are doing an admirable job shooting down their ridiculous opinions !
So why I Earth would Jim Jacobs fail to be objective about Muhammad Ali ? You still haven't answered the question.
So according to you,if someone admires the ability of a fighter it completely invalidates their opinion of the fighter being discussed ?
In order to question the granite-like chin of Muhammad Ali you cite his knockdown from Henry Cooper's left-hook,when Ali was still a relatively...
What evidence is there to suggest Jim Jacobs was biased towards Ali ? Why was the opinion of Jim Jacobs irrelevant ? As well as being the very...
With respect you are using a very flawed argument.Yes across the broad span of world class sports, performances have improved.However we are...
Jim Jacobs,owner of the largest fight collection in history,made a close study comparing Sugar Ray Robinson's handspeed to that of Muhammad Ali.It...
Totally agree mate.Stats can be used in all sorts of ways to put forward the most bizarre opinions.It's blatantly obvious that Ali is the...
I'll work on it ! I know some old time fighters are overrated by old wrinklies ( i.e folks in my age group ! ) but not Muhammad Ali.One only has...
I assume you are using hyperbole just for effect but it's still a ridiculous statement.