Well, I wanted to comment, but I see this thread's only for godless heathens, so I guess I'm on my way.:sad2
Excellent performance by Calloway. I was expecting this to be more or less another Smith-Davis, with Smith struggling but ultimately prevailing by...
Hmm... This is an interesting and well-thought-through post. Here are the points on which I disagree: I tend to think Johnson would've beaten...
LaMotta.
Exactly. Marciano, great as he was, was still fairly lucky to get through all those fights without even one going down on his record with an "L"...
Louis, Gans, Frazier, Barbados Walcott, Giardello, Calzaghe, Jersey Walcott, Maxim, Jeanette, Choynski.
I'm doubtful that Frazier would've gone 49-0 under the same circumstances as Marciano. Let us not forget that, in his real career, after...
:patsch Bob Foster weighed sub-190 and fought for the heavyweight championship twice.
Absolutely. You can see him looking like he's doing this in some of his other fights, too. He'll throw some light, pushing shots until that's all...
Sonny Liston.
Well, Williams is at least a solid stepping-stone fighter who has gone the distance and been reasonably competitive with a lot of contenders. He...
It seems most everyone thinks the fans of a fighter they're not a fan of are the worst.
So Marciano's brother even fought himself seven times in order to make these aliases look more authentic!!! I'm telling you, Sonny may deserve to...
Generally, big-name opponents are going to need more pay and better exposure to get in the ring with you. That generally involves a bigger venue...
No, not at all. Barrett went on to pull off a big win over Guinn, who at the time was undefeated and very well-regarded, then knocked out...
