The Roy Jones - Park Si Hun fight wasn't a robbery in the sense that the scoring needed to be changed. In fact, the fight was fixed. The judges...
Holyfield really surprises me with his insanity. You would think after so many losses that it would finally dawn upon him that he just doesn't...
http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/steckel.standard.living.us Table 2: Life Expectancy at Birth in the United States Year Life Expectancy...
Here are some stats my wife just gave me: Average life span of an American born in 1860 = 41.8 Average lifespan of an American born in 1890 =...
I think there is a difference. But if you really want to include Liston, he died at 38, or thereabouts, when he died of the drug overdose....
Oh hells bells. You are correct. I did a typo. Sullivan died at 59, not 49. Good catch. My own book says 59, duh. Sorry. I'm amending the whole...
I see some waives of life longevity for heavyweight champions: Sullivan died at 59. Corbett died at 66. Fitzsimmons died at 54....
Good point. Johansson took out Machen in 1 round. I disagree re the Maxim point made above. I think Maxim fought Patterson as a fairly...
Actually, there are several quotes from Sullivan's era that said that all of the alcohol abuse was to some degree taking its toll on Sullivan, but...
Yes Toney could no longer make the weight without killing himself, but yes that was his own fault to some degree. If you know you have a big fight...
The Jones, Jr. - Park Si Hun fight was a great pick. I also think the Lennox Lewis - Riddick Bowe fight was very important because it altered...
Name me another heavyweight who went 20 rounds as many times as Johnson did. Even in his mid to late 30s he was still lasting 20 rounds. I don't...
Every intelligent boxer who ever faced Tua, with a decent defense, a little footwork, and some speed, outboxed him badly....until they got tired...
I think it would have been a really fun fight to watch, but at the end of the day Marciano wears him down. Too munch nonstop pressure and...
I've said that if Margo loaded his gloves the first time, he'll get his ass handed to him by Cotto this time. If he won legitimately, I think he...
