I agree. The top twenty contenders cannot all be number one contender quality.
He also boxed Leon Spinks to a draw less than six months before Leon took the title off Ali.
I think "The Fighting Frenchman" gave a reasonable account of himself on the night he fought a come-backing George Foreman. I have watched that...
I suppose if you wanted to make a "fact" case for Leon, it could be said that he was the fighter who won the title with the least amount of bouts...
:goodYes, and Mike McCallum along with Meldrick Taylor too. There will be others of course, but those are the two that spring to mind.
I watched the Chris Eubank-Michael Watson in 1991. A good fight was marred by a sad ending.............
You just mentioning Benton's name has reminded me of an article in The Ring magazine where George was in a "reflective" mood, describing how he...
I clicked onto Neon Leon when he beat Ali. I knew he had a good am/record, but I didn't expect him to win. His 1st round blowout after the Ali...
Yeah, he dropped Bigfoot once in the later rounds (8th) but didn't stop him. Dino might be thinking of Alex Stewart who he dropped but again...
Well, just remember that the kings and queens are usually white!!:D
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You missed out C00ney...........
Do you play chess by any chance M/V?
Footnote: Who actually gave him the name JJWalcott?
Very good..............:lol:
