Tunney was the man to upset both Dempsey and Wills by 1926. Years earlier they would have been difficult fights to pick. Wills was the far bigger...
You won't see Chuvalo feinting a punch only so he could get inside to clinch in order to not take any punishment....
If you can't take it to the body, forget about beating Chuvalo. He was a terrific body puncher. In a short distance fight this strategy did not...
The old commentators from the 1950's were all quite good. Completely neutral and only described the action, never taking away from the fight....
I would have him one of the true elites in head to head capabilities as well. He's one 200 lber that I feel could chop down many of the modern...
Fix in my opinion. If not, it would lower Gans's historical standing due to a very poor effort. Where were the sharp counter-punches of the Nelson...
Mid or late round TKO for Louis. Wills will have success in the clinches but Louis would quite simply chop him down over the distance....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0siXFu-eFuc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIeHdxMbdq8
Can imagine how awful it would have been for Leonard to be outlasted and beaten by an ancient Roberto Duran in a 4th fight.
Yes he is. Born in 1931 and played football until 1949. He has been a sports writer since the 1950s and has been covering boxing atleast since...
He actually had Ali winning over Frazier in their first fight. :shock:
I heard him described as a tough, persistent S.O.B by his former teammates. Guess that hasn't changed in the past 60 years.
Briggs is probably bitter from when he was knocked out by Darroll Wilson in less than inspiring fashion and the HBO team called him out on it.
I believe Larry Merchant was a fair football player in his younger days so he isn't exactly a complete non-athlete. It was a rough game that...
He's an old man who has seen it all and speaks whatever is on his mind. I'd say that he was a little less grumpy in his younger days, nowadays he...
