Yeah, that's a claim that is very hard to swallow... makes no sense at all!
Isn't it a case of seeing, what we want to see? Those who feel that boxing has gone to **** over the last several decades, will pretty much agree...
When comparing eras, I'm not a big fan of predicting how good a boxer would be, if we pretend he was born decades earlier, or later. I prefer to...
If you had said, that you don't believe boxers from the 1920s (and before) would be competitive today... then I would agree with you. However,...
Are you talking about the heavyweights... or boxers in general?
Johnny Farr lost 6 consecutive fights against HOFers: Kid Chocolate L PTS 10 Barney Ross L PTS 10 Benny Bass L PTS 8 Kid Chocolate L PTS 10 Petey...
If we're talking about "demolishing" opponents (who had previously crushed you) in return fights - then Hank Hankinson is the only world ranked...
Easy win for young Frazier.
To these we can add: Johnny Farr: 94 (world ranked junior-lightweight 1929) Robert Cohen: 91 Pete Rademacher: 91 Henry Hook: 91 (world ranked...
Some boxers have the ability to fight at a breathtaking pace, without even looking winded after 12 (or 15 in the old days) rounds - while others...
Agree! Based on a busier schedule and generally harder everyday circumstances, some unverifiable assumptions are sometimes made regarding the...
Kessler was an excellent fighter - but prime GGG was a great one, and probably too much for the Dane. I'll take GGG on points.
I agree, that Fury-Klitschko wasn't the most exciting HW bout I've ever seen - but was it really so bad, that the ref should have stepped in and...
I don't think anyone would argue, that all (or even most) fights back in the 20s were quiet sparring-like matches. Least of all where Greb was...
Naming two action-packed fights completely counters his point? How do you figure that? If I named 3 oldtimer fights, that had so little action,...
