Shrewd move? Frazier had no choice in either instance. Frazier and Durham wanted to fight Ali in 1967/68 and had moved to the top of the rankings...
Even at his best Machen was too passive and not busy enough to handle Frazier. You are picking a 1971 Frazier who dropped and defeated Ali who...
On the positive side its an incredible fight. The underrated Ambers simply wont bow to the relentless pressure of Armstrong. Both guys gave and...
Arthur Donovan reffed fights for over 22 years. He had been a pro fighter facing some of the biggest names in the sport at the time. He had reffed...
"SEEM" low?? Jesus Christ. Armstrong actually acknowledges it early on. His first landed punch of the fight was a low blow. The last sequence has...
Again, get in the ring, shove your head in your opponents face, wave it back and forth or worse, literally jump up and billy goat your opponent as...
Exactly, and with Armstrong, at least in this fight, it wasnt just pushing per se. He would bull forward, yes, but he also ALWAYS positioned his...
Wow, remarkable, Harry's silly ass suddenly disappeared...
Theres a photo of him posing shirtless on his 45th birthday or something to that effect and hes ripped and still has a six pack. He stayed in shape.
Tough call. The only thing that makes not pick Chuvalo outright is Machen's two wins over Quarry and Orbillo back to back in 1966. Those were good...
The magazines you have read in recent years are wrong. Period. Go back and read the fight reports of their first and second fights. In the first...
Pfff, Ronnyrains is so far up Quarry's ass its ridiculous comparing Bonavena to Dick Gosha... The same Bonavena who gave Ali hell for 15 rounds??...
Jim Crow refs in New York City my ass. Donovan was one of the best refs in the state. Fine, no fouling? Here is a video. I didnt even go through...
So you believe two different refs in two different fights had no justification for warning Armstrong and then deducting him just under 1/3 of the...
Ketchel was a proto Mike Tyson. He came along seemingly out of nowhere when the division was in turmoil because of the retirement of Tommy Ryan....
