My take on the original question is that Ali beats Walcott, but I favor Walcott over the other eight.
I was debating Bivins and Quarry on another thread, and the main thing that occurred to me is how difficult it is to compare across eras. After...
"total filler types" Joe Baksi? Lee Q. Murray? Men rated in the top five multiple times. Tommy Gomez? A guy with a strong KO record and...
my position would be definitely on historical placement, and definitely not on head to head, *but for me, historical placement is dealing with...
This has been some good posts concerning Williams' shortcomings. What about Floyd? He is an interesting case in boxing history. Patterson was...
"but does anyone truly think Machen stops Floyd in the late fifties?" It is certainly possible. Machen was coming back from a complete mental...
My take on the original question I would favor to beat Quarry-- Bonavena, Chuvalo, Peralta, Mildenberger Chuvalo did fight Quarry and beat him...
"This subject seems to be a real conundrum for you. It is quite simple really." It is not a conundrum because there is nothing really to...
"Was Mike Weaver a better fighter than John Tate after getting spanked for 14 1/2 rounds?" Yes, as a matter of fact. A guy who wins by a...
"I try to take out the flukiness of an actual fight" That says it all. We can't let what actually happened in the real world interfere with our...
Thanks for the balanced and thoughtful reply. "I never said that" concerning Quarry beating Louis, Walcott, Charles, etc. Not Louis, but the...
"Sorry pal, but if you face the greatest heavyweight in history, and the guy you are being compared to didn't, then you faced stiffer competition....
Yes, about Vietnam, but it wasn't anything like the total mobilization of WWII, so the effect would be much more limited.
The 1930's Bearcat Wright was about 6' 1" and 210 in shape. His son who fought a bit in the 1950's before turning to wrestling, was billed as 6'...
Well, while I have raised I think legit questions about the level of WWII competition, but saying Quarry met the tougher competition doesn't...
