I thought the bad cut is the only thing that kept Holmes in the fight. He was losing before that and Holmes was always such a good...
Agreed. Not the kind of opponent Bert gets up for. So he does not train hard and brings in his B game. And drops a decision in an otherwise...
and the rarest of breeds---a southpaw slugger. Almost everyone else is a southpaw boxer. To have a long and successful career as a southpaw...
Well just imagine this scenario instead-----other old long reigning champs lost to an 8 fight guy. Joe Louis. Imagine the criticism if Marciano...
As it pertains to the thread-----big surprise was probably the not so great career of Mark Breland. What a terrific amateur and looked like the...
Curry lost those legs. Same thing happened to the legs of Terry Norris, among others. But I did not like Curry at 154. Just another fighter that...
How Spinks was chosen for a title shot is interesting itself. Consider all the other contenders around at the time. Or possible rematches with the...
How about William Joppy? everyone seems to dismiss that fight. Why?
No. never happen. Ruddock went through a ton of different trainers. And I sure do not see Manny putting up with the guy or wanting his brother...
I sure see a Don King controversy in this match. And just when was the DKP fighter the guy getting the short end?
Agreed. Actually he came in with his shoulder----effective as an inside punch. But there is a big reason they did not match him with hitters.
The other factor would have been the immediate release of Kevin Barry.
DKP provides a lot easier path to a belt than Main Events did. Especially > Dan Duva died. What King would have done was put on some softie title...
Bazooka Limon is another. Another effective guy but not any sort of a hitter was Juan Carlos Gomez
Always wanted to know the details of Durant selling him to Duva and Main Events.
