I think Conn was more of a technically correct boxer, compared to Ali. For example, Ali tended to keep his hands low and expose his body, which...
Cooper vs the Spinks of Holmes 1. Who takes this one?
Sure, but how many heavyweight contenders could replicate what Tyson did against Spinks? One can argue that the version of Holmes that Spinks beat...
Yeah, people want to make a big deal of Ali's domination of Williams who was a shot fighter but downplay Tysons annihilation of Spinks.
But you think he keeps it up for 12 years? By 1947-48, he may be ready to be taken by Jersey Joe Walcott.
The Liston who lost to Martin, I believe, gets stopped by Walcott.
If Liston fought everyone from Braddock in 1937 to Walcott in 1948, could he have went undefeated? Let's say Liston goes to the military from 42-45.
This case remains open. I have reopened it from my cold case files
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There shortcomings are so well known that you can't even name them.
Carnera and Baer were world heavyweight champions and Simon was a top rated contender. So let's do the math: Max Baer was a heavyweight champion...
What makes you say that?
Louis tended to annihilate his super heavyweight opponents, in fact one may say those were his easiest fights. It was the smaller men like Conn,...
Joe Louis made those dreadnoughts look like false alarms
Charles vs Galento both prime. Who wins?
