Charles said it was a punch. Marciano contended it was a headbutt. Has it ever been determined from studying the film?
At 42 to 1, I think you're right.
Cassius Clay over Liston I. Clay came into the fight with all the credentials of a "**** fighter". He had built his resume with a string of...
Let's look at Patterson in a different way: Here is a list of modern champions: Joe Louis Ezzard Charles Jersey Joe Walcot Rocky Marciano...
After Liston beat Patterson, the boxing world was doing a lot of wailing and hand wringing. The consensus was that thugs had taken over the title...
I liked Cossel on Monday Night Football. He was the house ass and played his part well. His mix it ups with Dandy Don are legendary.
My uncle and dad were boxing nuts. They got me interested in it. We always watched the Wednesday night fights. My uncle took me to see the...
Cossel did one of of the Clay-Liston fights- maybe both. I always thought it was a conflict of interest for Cossel to do an Ali fight since they...
Good post:good I don't agree that Patterson was great, but you have stated your case well.
He was just the opposite. This is one of the myths that surrounds him. Ali told Ray Robinson, that he wanted to be inducted, fight the...
Yeah, seven years later. He might have been able to finally beat Ali if he had booked a fight in 1990. Although I wouldn't bet on it.
I dunno why you didn't mention him, either. Patterson thought Rademacher was more deserving of a title fight than Machen, Folley and Pastrano...
Patterson stood a good chance of losing to anyone who could knock him down- that was anyone who could hit him. I take any decent puncher you can...
The funniest thing about all of it was an interview Frazier gave several years ago. He said the Uncle Tom stuff hurt him the most. Frazier said...
I will tip my hat to the way Ali has handled his affliction. I read a statement from him not long ago ; "We play the hands we are dealt. I never...
