They Qawi/Spinks L bout is the first one that comes to mind.
I disagree. Holmes may not have been taking it easy on Ali but there is no evidence,in my mind,that he went about his work that night with any...
Nice post,Ioakeim. Yes,the night when all of prime Muhammad's arsenal took the floor.
Can't argue with this.
Belated Happy Birthday to you,McVey.
Rocky Marciano. The Rock was coming up to his last defense - against Archie Moore.
Leonard by close but clear decision. I rate Gavilan very highly but Leonard,in my mind,is the second best welter of all time. He's even faster...
Even though the ageing Holmes was fading a little in the last few rounds I feel that he'd done more than enough to earn the verdict on the judges'...
As gutsy as they come.
I concur. Ali had matured physically as well - He was five pounds lighter for the second Liston fight than he was for the first yet looked...
Good point although Norton was a far different proposition to Holmes at that point. Ken was more aggressive than Larry too which helped to make...
Sad for this Brit adopted Swedish girl after her gutsy albeit losing performance against Sky Nicholson last night in Dublin. Lucy gave it her all...
I don't doubt that the neophyte,Larry Holmes was one of Muhammad's better sparring partners in 1974 but I very much doubt as to whether Larry was...
I'm not comparing the opponents. I'm merely using the two fights as indicators of the best versions of Ray and Roberto.
Heavyweight: Muhammad Ali Light-Heavyweight: John Conteh Super-Middleweight: Nigel Benn Middleweight: Marvin Hagler Welterweight: Sugar Ray...
