Marciano
You're forgetting about Ali's Anchor punch. It knocked out a human freight train named Sonny Liston. It only traveled 6".
Floyd Patterson had an iron chin. It had to be iron as many times as it hit the canvas and stayed in one piece.
Liston-Clay Liston didn't like Clay's mouthiness. He gave him a title fight because he wanted to knock him out. Liston wasn't one who hated...
I'm a great admirer of Rocky. I have him in my top 3. I think on his best day he could have beaten anyone who ever fought. His will to win was...
There was no ONE Ali. Ali was several different personalities depending on who he was trying to con.
I saw another honest interview with Ali once. Cosell asked him if he could have beaten Marciano. Ali said that on their best day he thought he...
Carmen Basilio would pray in the ring on occasion.
What are the socio-political implications of calling him Clay? Not long ago, Pepe posted a letter Clay wrote in 1966 and signed it "Cassius"....
Here's a great article on Rocky Marciano. One of the best I've seen. Here are a few things I learned from it. *Rocky was offered $2...
Patterson seems to have been a nice guy. He told of going into Liston's dressing room after one of the Clay loses (I don't remember which one)....
It's a different type of game, but is Title Bout any good?
