George Foreman vs Mike Jameson This one was in Las Vegas between George’s wins over Gerry Cooney and Adilson Rodriguez. Not going to go into full...
Big George was an actual mythical figure, or as close to one as can happen in modern times. There’s a bona fide picture of young George carrying...
Forgot to mention earlier that I did see Big George fight in person. Obviously on his ‘second career.’ Was in Atlantic City for Tyson-Spinks,...
I think Brian is just a tad too smooth and too consistent for Genaro. He’d make it enough of a chess match to walk away with a decisioin over 12...
Here’s what I came up with. If I’m missing someone, I hope one of you fine boxing folk will set the record straight. I also think it would be...
Foreman only had 20 fights (four of them losses) as an amateur when he stepped into the Olympic ring in Mexico in 1968. His opponent, Jonas...
It’s like Norm MacDonald on Hitler: The more. I learn about this guy, the more I don’t care for him.
Poor Jake. Waddles in with a 16-pound weight advantage, can’t even be arsed to make the middleweight limit while fighting a welter (Jake did this...
People say the mob nose … but sometimes they don’t nose.
Same result if Tommy lands that hook the same way. And Donovan was there to be hit if you had the minerals and the constitution to stay in the...
By my calculations, this means Rocky could move Tony Galento 3 inches.
Billy Fox stopped Jake LaMotta!
In the earlier days of ESPN, like 1979-80, before they had a deal with Top Rank or any rights to any college or pro leagues, everything was kind...
Tyson didn’t fight Lewis or Bowe either. Gave up a belt rather than face Lennox.
Interesting mix of Chick “Chicky Baby” Hearn (an underrated West Coast boxing announcer best known for being the voice of the Lakers forever) and...
