Azumah Nelson vs Wilfredo Gomez( But arguably it was his performance against Sanchez that opened eyes on him) Pernell Whitaker vs Juan Ramirez (...
Pac benefited from so many different titles and weight classes ( As most " champions" have the last 20yrs or so) Hard-core and old school fight...
My boxing coach and my Sensi was guilty of this. I'm a lefty but taught to fight orthodox. But that's just how it was through the 70's and 80's,...
John Mugabi was never the same after Hagler. Imagine a fighter that had the ability and toughness to go 11 hellish rounds against Marvin Hagler,...
Styles make fights, another great example is Hearns vs Barkley. Almost a carbon copy of the problems Forrest had with Mayorga.
I'd take Pintor over Alvarez everyday and twice on Sunday. Pound 4 pound, Pintor fought a much better grade of competition. Pintor didn't go to...
That fact is so sad.....
Boxing is the ultimate sport of repetition. Meaning the more one practices, generally the better they become if they have the physicality to do...
It's strange Pintor isn't mentioned with some of the other Mexican greats. He wasn't the greatest Mexican boxer of all times, but reasonably...
Skill level have fallen off, thus allowing the decently skilled 6'5" fighters to have a physical advantage over smaller fighters that have...
I don't believe Leonard beats Hearns in their 1st fight without his loss to Duran. After the Brawl in Montreal , Leonard gained the confidence...
Harry Arroyo was tall and lanky at Lightweight. He had a 72'' reach , longer than Marciano and Tyson at heavyweight. Hearns fought as low as 132...
It's real close between the two. Chavez was a wreaking machine in 3 weight classes, though he didn't beat a fighter considered "Great" he did...
Sorry JT. But I don't see it. This era of boxing fans seem to want to give a fighter the status of greatness if they win a few fights...
I'm sorry, but I don't see anything special in Usyk. Even at cruiserweight. In my opinion, he's simply the best in a below average era of...
