Floyd was already scheduled to fight #1 contender Johansson in a highly anticipated matchup in late June. There's no question that D'Amato chose...
^^^ I think maybe the issue is when one poster puts up so many similar posts at one time - Ring 1996 lists, heavies and their top 10 opponents,...
In no particular order - Floyd Patterson Salvador Sanchez Yaqui Lopez Lennox Lewis Anthony Joshua Larry Holmes
I was looking over Valdes' record over at Boxrec and wondering why he lost his top contender status in April 54 to Charles, someone he'd defeated...
Johnny Tapia - Danny Romero Larry Holmes - Earnie Shavers I Salvador Sanchez - Danny Lopez I and Wilfredo Gomez
I have tremendous respect for many many posters here at Eastside and really enjoy reading over boxing history threads. I DO like looking at...
I can respect that.
Personally, I find these posts a lot more interesting than time-machine fantasy fights. It's real data rather than arguments that can never be...
I'm eating dinner. Why did I open this thread?
FWIW, both Bobick and Tate were ranked in Ring's 1978 year-end ratings in "Group 3" at #3 and #5 respectively, which, that year, equates to #13...
What sold the 90's short? With the general public and boxing's ability to bring in a lot of new fans? No Muhammad Ali type. Ali was the high tide...
Ring had Cobb at #21 in the ratings immediately prior to the Shavers fight. Going into the Norton - Cobb fight, Ring ranked Cobb #13 and Norton...
Before Tyson - Holyfield I, when people thought Tyson would steamroll Holyfield (so much that writers openly wrote about fearing for Holyfield's...
Schmeling - Louis I
Sometimes when I see thread titles like this - and it's a totally legit thread idea in which the premise was explained by the OP - I think to...
