If Ali never would have come back after 1967, he eventually would've been acknowledged as an ATG. He'd done great work. But we wouldn't have...
I'd bet people at the time were saying, "Sure, he looked good against an ancient Liston & Moore, a fragile Patterson, and a bunch of other stiffs....
True. That's certainly the explanation for the Spinks performance. I wonder how C00ney was doing going into the Eddie Gregg fight a year before...
Per Boxrec Duran was ahead on two scorecards and even on the third after 13. I'm not sure how the judges scored round 13, but it sounds like the...
Gerry C00ney is one of those guys that seems to be rated according to his potential. The biggest name wins on his record are against past-it...
Which fights in history would've had different winners if those fights would've only gone 12? I'm not factoring in different strategies had...
I'm reading the OP's question as "When did the general public recognize Ali's greatness?" Not in a hindsight way - "He proved it against Frazier...
The Terrell of '64-'66 beats the C00ney of the Sp1nks fight. The C00ney of '80 until Holmes KO's the Terrell of the Merr1tt fight in one.
The August issue was labeled "Summer 2004" and the ratings were: The Ring Summer 2004 (as of April 7, 2004) World Champion: Vacant 1....
My recollection from the time was that he was thought to be interesting due to his pigmentation, his supposed relationship to John Wayne, and his...
Monroe was featured on weekend TV a few times in 1980 and 81. After the LeDoux loss and (Ron Lyle conquering) Lynn Ball win he hovered around #15...
Maybe not a total glass chin, but Moorer, like Ken Norton, didn't fare too well against big men who were big punchers. I saw that quick KO loss to...
I thought Tyson would win. Holyfield had seemingly gone too far downhill by this point. Most people thought a quick Tyson knockout was inevitable....
Okay, looks like Foreman - Moorer II was scheduled for February 29, 1996 in Madison Square Garden, but was cancelled in late January due to...
A rematch was scheduled. I recall seeing PPV print ads for Foreman-Moorer II in the weeks leading up to the date it was supposed to happen. Then,...
