Why? He never could get down to lightheavy, he was a shredded lean fghter at 184-196 (first walcott fight, second Charles fight)
You're all three.
The guy who beat Stevenson twice, at least once by ko. Russian guy, beat him before and after gold medel 2, if I am not mistaken. The ko took...
Liston did not have an iron jaw.
He beats all three. Liston was not that hard to hit, and was slow. Marciano had better defense than Liston, and hit harder, took better punch....
He picked Spinks over Tyson, and Berbick also. He hedges picks with "If he's right mentally.." or some other such way out.
Atlas is a phoney. He will emphatically state an opinion, than give totally different version year later. He used Moorer fight to make self...
Cockell has a better carreer than Douglas. Neither one was great. If not for win over Tyson, who was out of shape, Douglas would be forgotten....
Marciano beating Walcott. He was blinded thru middle rounds, Walcott was on his game, and Marciano still won. I think any other challenger loses...
Greb, Ketchel, Papke, Fullmer (maybe) Robinson, La Motta, Monzon, Hagler (Maybe) I also give Thomas Hearns a chance.
Yes. Most overhyped in history of any sport.
A good champ would have ko'd him in 3 or less.
Mercer would have chance to beat a prime Foreman. Mercer is better than Ron Lyle, and he hit harder too. It would have been great fight to watch.
Williams was old, sick, had bullet near spine taken out years earlier, and could barley move. He had almost died after being shot years earlier,...
Most heavyweight champs---in fact, just about any--could have won those fights in one year also.
