That's funny! Makes sense though. If you've got something you want to talk about, well, different people go to different forums... Just...
Aren't we living in amazing times? All this amazing footage is available at our fingertips. That said, the only fight from this list I could...
Since you asked this in (at least) two forums, I'll give my opinion here too. :- ) I felt at the time, and still do, that the reason manager Rock...
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In addition to there simply being more active fighters back then, I THINK until recently promoters couldn't sign fighters to exclusive contracts....
Here's Ring's ratings from the three issues prior to the Ali-Spinks fight. Note that Righetti was ranked 7th prior to Leon beating him in their...
I miss the days when big fights happened on weeknights. You had something to look forward to after work & could talk about it with coworkers the...
I had always taken it for granted that Ali basically retired after Spinks II. As an 11-12 year old following boxing in a small town, I don't...
At the point just prior to Holmes-Shavers II, Ring had Holmes #1, Coetzee #2, Shavers #3, and Tate #4. Shavers had fallen out of the top 10 a...
Muhammad Ali, four-time World (Boxing Association) Heavyweight Champion!
I've got to go with Jones, too. Interesting how well they compare, height-wise, with Shkor at 6' 4 1/2" and Jones at 6'5". Shkor was a big guy...
Here's the Ring take, via their ratings, from early 1980: The Ring - May 1980 March 1, 1980 Champion: title vacant 1. Larry Holmes (WBC) 2. John...
Tyson after Douglas was mentioned. As I recall Tyson was very gracious after both the Douglas and the Holyfield I losses. At least immediately...
All too often great fighters aren't appreciated in their prime. It's not surprising to see a 1955 article critical of Rocky. Thanks for posting it!
??? In the 'best to never win the lineal title' thread and its' discussion of the V. Klitschko - Sanders fight, there was a lot of talk about...
