Ali would tie up Ike in mental knots and then work him into a big pretty bow before the first bell. A complete head case against a master of the...
I generally defer to @George Crowcroft in all things light heavyweight, but I’ll offer a counterpoint. Moorer was wickedly overpowering at light...
I don’t rate Duran as a big puncher at welter. Apart from Davey Moore (green, debilitated early by thumb to the eye) and a shot Pipino, Roberto...
This thread is a fair assessment of the fight (been a while since I revisited) and Jimmy’s style. Ellis was not a hunt-and-peck, stick-and-move...
I always liked that sneaky right hand he’d throw in a small arc/loop. That’s what started Melito onto bye-bye street.
The definition of these things shifted over the years, particularly with the rise of TV and later instant video everywhere. These weren’t...
I think he was best at feather and 130 would have been his ceiling. Against natural 135-pounders at the top end of the ranking tree, he just...
Vito Antuofermo fought Marvin to a draw. There’s some 1950s guys who could fight him in a similar fashion and if Marvin goes into his ‘reluctant...
I’ve brought this up before elsewhere, but I’ll never figure out how people connect ‘great chin’ with ‘toughness.’ If the punches aren’t hurting...
I want to live in a world where a guy named Turkey Thompson held the gold for a minute.
I dunno anything about Naz having the flu, but he was trying to one-shot and missed badly due to MM’s awkwardness and never quite being where...
Hearns beats Cuevas. Benitez beats Duran. Hearns beats Wilfredo, defends against Duran, then moves up to junior middle/middle. Duran beats...
Vitali got rocked by the left a bit earlier but no punch resulted in him going to the canvas — slip/push/tripped combination. No no KD. Roberto...
Being self-taught is part of what made him difficult. Medina often zigged when others expected him to zag. I actually recently watched a few...
If he never walked out to ‘Funky Cold Medina’ by Tone Loc, I have no use for him.
