Not in terms of getting rated in the Ring.
You are using the Ring's Annual ratings which were not only unofficial but were nothing more than a snapshot in time and not truly indicative of...
Yes, he was actually a better fighter late in his career. Likely because the ND era was basically over. He spent the ND era just trying to hear...
Those guys had nothing on O'Brien and to a greater extent McTigue, one of the worst champions in history.
I guess running and clinching is a form of defense.
Pastrano was a nightmare to fight. Fast, always on the move, and always had that jab going.
I dont know. Thats just a short clip. You can find short pieces of the Louis fights where he looks good but overall he was a spastic clincher. His...
I dont know that Ellis was really a natural middleweight despite fighting there. If you look at those fights he was as raw boned as it gets. Zero...
Godoy was such a garbage fighter. I cant stand watching him. The term spoiler was invited for guys like him way more than guys like Byrd or Young....
He had devolved into a heroin addict. I have an interview he gave where he is talking about a comeback and he looks awful. He's wearing sunglasses...
In writing the Greb book I came across quite a lot of boxers who died of the Spanish Flu and several events that were postponed or cancelled due...
Ring made it a point not to rate a fighter in two different weight classes. The NBA typically did likewise although they seem to have given Moore...
He did deserve the Marciano fight ahead of Charles but hes damn lucky he didnt get it. Marciano would have been a horrible style matchup for...
It was a good book but the characterization of the second Peralta fight was way off. They acted like Lyle got robbed. I think the draw was the...
I will never for the life of me understand this pocket cult around Williams. Its downright comical the second and third raters trotted out that...
