Then I don't get, what you mean... as Robinson only made it to 40-0 in the pros, before losing to LaMotta?
Robinson was never 100-0... his 85-0 amateur record isn't correct, as he lost at least a couple of times!
I believe Greb and Johnny Dundee are the only boxers, who went through more than 200 pro fights before finally winning a world title!
And this carried over into the ring - where the average boxer back then was tougher, and fought with more heart, than today?
Ah, yes... one of my favourite Monty Python skits.
It goes without saying (I would think!), that there are very brave and courageous men today willing to fight, even against all odds, till the...
If we could pick some of the best pioneers at a young age, and time-machine them into a modern gym... yes, then they would obviously develop into...
Al Singer both won (from Sammy Mandell) and lost (to Tony Canzoneri) the LW crown in the 1st round. Pedlar Palmer lost his BW title on a 1st round...
Sorry to bring up a post from last month - but I just got word from Henry Hascup, that Burt is still with us! He'll be 95 next month.
As long as they don't match him with considerably bigger opponents, I don't see anyone beating Inoue anytime soon.
Mugabi's first title shot WAS actually against Hagler... he didn't win the 154 title until more than 3 years later!
Jeff Fenech 11-0, IBF bantam Alfonso Zamora 29-0, WBA bantam Randall Bailey 21-0, WBO super light
Rafael Torres was once a reigning WBO champion (minimum weight), without a single ko on his record.
You think that a huge 6'6", 245lbs, 14(12)-0 fighter being ranked 9th in the world right now by The Ring, tells us how bad this era is? A former...
I would take the granit-jawed Mexican to stop Fitz.
