Interesting thread of comments, guys, but, lest we end up believing Godzilla lurks in the sewers of New York City, let's clarify it actually was...
I haven't yet watched what is apparently this great treat of a video, but, yes, Marciano was no unthinking brute. Every guy like the Rock and...
Numbers-wise, Lewis, because the thing as of the Nineties became size and muscle. But Ali fought better hard-hitting fighters. Liston, Frazier and...
Ali's jab is the overall best jab, the most versatile tool I have seen among the heavyweights. It was showcased best against Liston. Holmes'...
Tony Tubbs pretty much won Round 1 by staying on the outside but, once he decided to fight Tyson, crowd him and make it a punch-out, Tyson proved...
I'm right with you, here. Snipes was hungry that night and had proven he could take a beating for 7 rounds and suddenly land a tide-turner. He...
Congrats, Clay. That near-sack of Manning turned skin-of-teeth completion was for the ages. Rocky Marciano's undefeated record grows in...
http://coxscorner.tripod.com/louis_fl.html Please notice the pictures at the end.
That being said, it doesn't automatically mean that if Louis fought Muhammad Ali or Larry Holmes, they would've been able to run circles around...
Joe Louis: Power, Perfection, And Complete By: Frank Lotierzo Many Boxing historians, writers, and fans often refer to him as being the...
Ali: fast, savvy, endurance-endowed and durable enough. DECISION WIN. Jack Johnson: savvy, offense-endowed enough. DECISION WIN. Tyson: too...
http://coxscorner.tripod.com/louis_fl.html The above is an excellent break down of why Joe Louis is one of the greatest heavyweight fighters of...
Ouch. Perfectly sad pictures. :|
Very tough fantasy fight to call: I keep seeing Tyson coming into Louis and welcomed by those accurate, deadly shots. Of course, Tyson would...
Joe Jeannette deserves to be remembered. At 5'10", 190 pounds, he was a skillful boxer/puncher with nothing less than a huge punch, excellent...
