I'm sure that would have been Duran's honest assessment too, and obviously not what Castro wanted to hear.
"My View From The Corner" by Angelo Dundee is excellent. Great insights into Ali and Leonard in particular.
Some famous quotes have been attributed to Stevenson as to his version of why he didn't turn pro. Probably his favourite was: “What is a...
Solid reasoning :good
Not sure the weight division point holds any water. What did people expect Holmes to do? Go down weight divisions to prove he was great?
Add perhaps: Cus D'Amato - Tyson, Patterson & Torres. "Nacho" Beristan - Saldivar, Zaragoza, Lopez, Roman, Gonzalez, De La Hoya, Arce, etc,
Logically only the smaller champs from days long ago who he could monster with his size advantage.
Norton 2-1.
One is the ideal number. You win the title. You are champion of the world. That is after what the term is intended to mean.
Some interesting parallels. Will see if I can add to them when I get some spare time.
My copy is in view of where I am sitting. Author was George Kimball. One of the very best boxing books out there. Could not recommend more highly...
Judging by the clip it depends if the wrestler is a gorilla or not :rasta
The bare knuckle guy was game and had a pretty fair chin. But Cooper's combination of power and accuracy was something he probably hadn't...
The final between Tubbs and Dancuta was a huge anti-climax after some of the earlier slugfests. The crowd booed loudly at the end of round 2 due...
So wrestling must be superior to boxing then :rasta
