I'm picking Jose Luis Ramirez 2, also. But for personal reasons. When I was in the Navy I was stationed in Norfolk. The evening before the...
I think that if Ali beat Berbick, he'd be regarded again as a top 10 contender who just beat a Berbick who had beaten John Tate and gone the...
That was in 1991 and is correct. However, Tyson-Holyfield was first scheduled for June 1990. June 16th, I think. But the Douglas loss scuttled...
Do any of these guys have books out? Besides Cosell? I bet any one of them would have great behind-the-scenes stories. I just did a quick Amazon...
At heavyweight, since that's my area of expertise, I'll put forth a few POSSIBILITIES. I'm not saying these guys would pull it off, but they're...
I really wish the Ali-Liston November 1964 Boston rematch had happened. Everything I've read reports that Liston was in great shape and very...
The consensus seems to be that Braddock would likely lose the title to whomever they put him in with. But Louis' first defense was against Tommy...
The thing is, Norton was on a bit of a roll. In later years he claimed that he lost his desire after Ali III, but in 1977-1978 he was talking like...
Ali - Liston II ;)
Regarding rankings, it's instructive to look at more than one source. Also, you must consider the source. Ring has had its biases over the...
I don't have anything for 2011 except for the annual Ring rankings, so I don't know if Solis was rated or not. This 'collecting heavyweight...
Correct, Moorer was not ranked going into the Tua fight. Oquendo was not ranked going into the Byrd fight. I don't have the issues before the...
Correct, Tubbs wasn't rated by Ring. Coetzer wasn't either, but he was #8 in Ring's sister publication, KO. Go figure. Donald was #7. Hide was...
Tyson and Ruddock were ranked by Ring #2 and #3, respectively, going into both bouts.
The Wilder-Stiverne rematch was held in November 2017. Steverne's last Ring ratings appearance was back in January 2017. Kevin Johnson was rated...
