Personally, I don’t think he was better in overall terms and given when they start and their less frequent schedules, the HWs of today are a...
Over a broad sampling of comparisons, including his fight vs 6’ 5” Wepner, I always felt that Joe was at least a solid 6’4 possibly even 6’4 1/2”...
:lol: Just speaking personally, it probably would’ve worked on me though I’d probably crack a joke to try and break that steely gaze - “Hey...
Rocky was no dummy and understood Liston’s positive attributes, which he made reference to himself but NO, that stare isn’t part of the armoury...
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Fair opinions but I’ve already given mine more or less re the fights in which he was KO’d/stopped. Bonavena and Foreman were very durable and no...
Bang on, imo. The all important legs in their own right and the stamina to fuel them - though still a greater fighter, Ali lost a lot in those...
What did he do during that interim? Women, alcohol, drugs and Dare Devil Jack? Certainly, when he returned to fighting in 1926 he wasn’t the...
:lol: Fact. My first pet and street name respectively:- Bimbo Brien. Bow chicka wow wow……..
That’s Gold! I wonder if Joe Bugner shares the same birthday? Kidding, Joe could sometimes get his gander (Gandhi?) up.
Sure but I’m not 100% re how you’re necessarily rating his chin. Ron was 34 yo, never stopped prior to and 30-2-1? going into the Ali fight....
You’re welcome. It was a compliment to you.
As to Lyle, the actual primary subject of this thread, I don’t see how he was necessarily vulnerable and prone to fold like a cheap suit (= be...
Keep up the great posts mate. It’s refreshing and very enjoyable to read actual, well informed, intelligent posts/analysis’ such as your own.
Absolute corruption. The judges were clearly paid off. A poll for this one might’ve been a good idea.
