Floyd Patterson and Bernard Hopkins come immediately to mind.
Watched the Ali-Coopman fight again Sunday. This was my first televised fight where I appreciated and understood what I was watching. Anyway,...
I like to look at where guys were ranked at the time; how they were thought of going in. Per Ring at the time of the fight - Sonny Liston - 1...
Chuvalo was ranked #4 by Ring going into the Frazier fight. Frazier was ranked #3. That fight knocked Chuvalo out of Ring's rankings until late...
Going in it was Shavers who was thought to be the shot fighter, based on his performance against Holmes & subsequent fights out of the spotlight...
Muhammad Ali vs. Tex Cobb
I remember listening to round-by-round updates on ESPN. At the end prior to the decision I recall thinking, "Geez, sounds like it should be a draw."
Doug - I'd bet that was from one of the Victory Sports Series magazines - World Boxing, International Boxing, Big Book of Boxing - judging from...
Plus Lewis solidified his claim to the the title by beating the man, Briggs, who beat the man who beat the man.
Anubis points out that Ring's 1977 ratings are justifiably suspect. As a comparison, here's World Boxing's (magazine) ratings from their May 1977...
It's interesting seeing the responses & getting an idea of different posters' ages. What happened well into adulthood for some are early memories...
Golota had more natural talent than Maskaev. But if there was anything at stake - like a win over a big name - Golota found a way to lose. I've...
I much prefer these 'coulda happened' matches over time-machine Louis vs. Lewis type fights. I even get more intrigued by fights that were...
At the time it was an incredible EVENT. I personally could not justify picking either guy to win going in. Both were on impressive runs. There was...
Evander was indeed matched tough. I recall the commentators saying so. I actually expected more from his opponent, Lionel Byarm, after seeing him...
