SRR was a once in a century talent, and there's no arguing, that his record blows everybody else out of the water. I'm thinking more of the guys...
Yeah, I never understood this thing about how modern boxers can't be as "great" as the old-timers, because they don't amass 200+ career fights...
How many old-time top boxing people, with maybe 60 or more years of experience in the game, give any credit to modern boxers? Isn't it always a...
Absolutely... well done!
Great find! Now we just need to name #1 on the list - the champ who was ko'd for the first time, in his 207th fight! Clue: We're looking for a...
If you have a line-up of 100 fit-looking teenagers, who are all extremely tall (say between 6'6" and 7'), there's a reasonable chance that several...
You're right, that sounds a little strange, as those numbers added up only come to 156. That's because the 3 fights he had that ended in a "NC"...
Yes, Stribling had way more than 200 fights before losing his only fight by ko against Schmeling. However, he was never a world champion, so...
According to BoxRec, Jones had 174 fights without ever getting ko'd. Incidentally, Tony Canzoneri had 175 fights and was only ko'd in the last...
So we're off to a flying start with Monzon, who was without ko defeats in his first 100 fights - which, of course, was his entire career.
streak of consecutive fights, without a single ko (ko, tko, rtd) defeat?
So you don't think the long amateur careers of someone like Loma and Usyk is really the main cause, why they were able to raise in the pro ranks...
I don't think it has. Who is claming that?
You're right... it all boils down to common sense numbers. Back in the day (say in the 1920s) boxers often turned pro as teenagers, often with...
Of course it's all a matter of opinion. The difference is, that some people acknowledge that - while others believe that there is "proof", that...
