OHHHHHHHH,,,,I forgot,,,,,,,,Howard Cosell was not biased,, when calling a Muhammad Ali fight. And Christine Aguilera sang beautifully last...
Actually......Rocky Jim,,,,,,,,,,,it was just that.......a publicity scheme. INGO had arrived in Miami Beach, on Friday, February 3, 1961. He...
If anything, Howard Cosell, was pre-programmed to see punches land that didn't. Don Dunphy, on the other hand was much more accurate....
Though Thad's career collapsed with the loss to Jerry Quarry, he was still a formidable foe for anyone in the Heavyweight Division. Scored a...
I agree, Thad Spencer was good and very athletic, but not on par with Muhammad Ali or Joe Frazier. I would say he was a stronger version of Doug...
T-N-T, INGO's sparring sessions were held behind closed doors at The Sea Breeze Hotel. With; Tony Esperti................... (February 7 thru...
Going by the Newspaper accounts of this fight, this bout was horrible. Ernie Terrell showed limited skills, and was in no-way a 'World Class'...
The original WBA Elimination Tournament, scheduled for July 16, 1967 Had; #3 Floyd Patterson vs. #6 Oscar Bonavena #2 Ernie Terrell vs. #7 Jimmy...
JM36, Too bad the Thad Spencer bout never happened. It may have been Muhammad Ali's most competitive fight, during his first reign. Thad was...
The 15 Round affair in Chicago Scorecards, Referee Bernie Weissman.... 72-67 (8-3-4) Ernie Terrell Judge Frank Duxler............ 72-66 (9-3-3)...
March 1967, Muhammad Ali signed to fight Thad Spencer in Tokyo, Japan. Pre-set for April 29, 1967. Muhammad Ali also agreed to fight either...
MR. UN, 1961, a Bad time for the Heavyweight Championship. Two 'shaky' guys in the ring at the same time. All of INGO's sparring sessions in...
In 1962, he presented himself as a fun wild-eyed kid, and very charismatic. He talked to everybody and he was fun to be around. The Catskills...
These are 'two' tough fights to get any film footage of. But they do exist. I just can't remember who had them. I've got tho think about...
I would like to think that Larry Holmes could move just a little bit. If Larry could take Roy Williams right hand bombs in sparring, and Jeff...