Your are missing the point. Liston faced no one like Uysk. I'm not saying he couldn't find a way to win. I'm saying that his primary weapon...
I never said he avoided them. I said they didn't line up to face them which is true to an extent. I agree there simply wasn't a lot of southpaws...
I get why folks favor Liston. I love the guy as a fighter but there is something that that is being overlooked that would be a bigger issue than...
I wouldn't say he is underated as a heavyweight, I just prefer watching him when he was younger because aside from his excellent counterpunching...
Hell yes I remember that fight and you are correct, that is a great fight that doesn't get talked about much. Both of those men achieved...
You don't need to tell me to saunter through the ages to see what real boxing and fighting talent looks like. I've spent my whole life involved...
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Far and a away the most disappointing heavyweight champion that I can think of not only because of how he wasted the talent and physical traits...
I think you have it backwards. I thought the point of the thread is to post opinions that you find bizarre from other posters. I am a massive...
Amateur backgrounds mean nothing in boxing. That opinion has always been puzzling to me.
The best way to beat a guy with amazing hand speed is with a thunderous jab and Winky certainly had that. I think the fight looks somewhat...
I honestly had this conversation with a couple of guys at the gym just a few days ago. We all said he was going to find a reason to not fight and...
Too me, Wilder was more right hand dominant where Mayorga was more of swarmer that had more power in his overhand right than his left. Wilder was...
How Barkley survived those shots to the body in the 3rd round is beyond me. Hell of an effort by Barkley.
Crawford would destroy Tszyu It wouldn't be close.