I think boxing would be wise to follow NASCAR's example. NASCAR has made what (to my eyes) is an extremely boring sport into a hugely profitable...
I stopped paying attention, for the most part, to current boxing a few years back. I keep my eyes on heavyweight news, but I don't watch fights...
I know I'm in the minority, but I did consider George to be the real Heavyweight Champion of the World when he fought Briggs. He hadn't lost and...
Anybody know why did Braddock waited for two full years to defend his title? These days he would have been stripped of his belts after a year at...
I'm no King fan, but he really did indeed put on some terrific cards.
I never knew this. Thanks for the info. Here's a newspaper story:...
Leonard-Benitez & Hagler-Antuofermo were about it. Some solid guys were on the undercard, but no one extraordinary. Still, between the two main...
Bowe - Dokes took place less than three months after Bowe beat Holyfield. He was entitled to a 'gimme' defense and I commend him for getting back...
"Worst" is a way to compare champions to each other. When ranking champions somebody has to be last. Obviously it takes a lot of effort to...
Regarding the opinion about "putting your Ring ratings away", looking at where a fighter was ranked at the time of a given bout is essential to...
Rahman was a decent fighter who, when given a shot with a less than top shape champion, was at his best and came away with the title. In that...
Makes sense.
We can add the Lujan-Davila bantamweight title fight and a Marvin Johnson fight too. Great card, and televised on prime-time free tv in the U.S.
I haven't been through this whole thread, so pardon me if this has been discussed already. I expected to see a lot of Ali and Louis, but I'm...
If it were like nowdays Braddock would've been stripped and we would've had three or more "champions" for a few years until Joe Louis unified the...
