This may be one of my favourite ‘people didn’t read the thread OP properly’ thread Might be easier to put ‘that didn’t result in a knockdown’ in...
A remarkable display of courage and smarts from Basilio in an utterly astonishing fight. Thank god we have the whole of that fight from the ‘50s...
I remember Jackson calling Norris a ‘power-puff puncher’.
Given how close the second fight was, it’s hard to think that Bowe wouldn’t have won if he had been in the same shape as fight 1. On a side note,...
Bobby Chacon v Arturo Frias Chacon was down in the first and from memory was being soundly beaten by Frias through most of the first 6 rounds and...
Hmm, I need to think about this one. It would go to points for sure and it would likely be close.
I remember reading an interview with McClellan in KO magazine I think it was where he said something along the lines of ‘I’m a boxer, I’m aware of...
Richard, my honest feeling about your first question is that Tyson would have imploded anyway. He was always a ticking timebomb.
This is a really good ‘what if’. Potential top 10 all-time great heavyweight.
What if Alexis Arguello had beaten Vilomar Fernandez at MSG in 1978? What if Sugar Ray Leonard hadn’t suffered the detached retina and retired in...
Godammit - I missed that key detail. Excellent point and apologies to the OP. Changing my vote to Lou Bizarro. EDIT: That was a joke but I’ve...
Protest vote for Buchanan being under ‘other’.
Yeah, I’m not suggesting he cherry picked his way to those titles but he undeniably benefited from the split titles. Or put another way, he was...
Before the 1980s, successfully jumping weight and winning world titles in more than one division was pretty unusual. Leaving aside Henry...
Yeah, I’ve no doubt Tommy would have fought anyone at 175, including Spinks and Qawi had they been there. It wouldn’t have been a good idea, but...
