I think Julius Indongo fits here. He was 21-0, but had never fought outside of Namibia and seemed largely unknown when he got a shot at IBF...
A panel from ESPN voted the top boxer from each state years back. I'm pretty sure that the guy they considered to be the best ever from Wyoming...
This is, without a doubt, the first ever "Owen Beck top 10 wins" discussion. I doubt Beck himself has ever even thought about this. Well...
Interesting defensive strategy employed there by Lutrell. Kinda like the rope-a-dope, except he didn't bother to slip or block a single punch in...
The 52 year old Larry Holmes who beat Butterbean probably beats Paul. Even that version of Holmes still would have had a better jab than anything...
Zack Padilla was 7-1-1, retired for 5+ years, and went 15-0 in his comeback, picking up a WBO strap and a few defenses along the way. He easily...
If Galento makes it to the 3rd round, he'd be down 20-14 on all three cards, and would have 4 or 5 hematomas somewhere above the neck like the one...
I literally pictured Ali grabbing a handful of fat from Tony's gut with each hand when I read your comment. Best case scenario for Tony would be...
Hopkins-De La Hoya T. Norris-Pettway McClellan-Bell Tank-Garcia
Not a fight I like talking about very much, but Duk-Koo Kim's tremendous effort vs. Mancini, including somehow making it to his feet after the...
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Always found Gianfranco Rosi to be just painful to watch. Always found myself hoping that whoever his opponent was would land something big. Also...
Briggs' entire career reminds of Camacho's later career. He'd run off a string of wins over lower level, or shot fighters, earning him a big fight...
This would be dangerous in the first couple of rounds for Golota, as Briggs was a very fast starter, and Golota has been stopped early on more...
Kelcie Banks was motionless for several minutes after getting starched in the Olympics by Regilio Tuur.