Top level post. I like your James Dean comparison. Like anybody else he fought who was there. I wasn't there at the time but, knowing what I know...
I don't think that Lopez would ever beat Sanchez. Lopez was my absolute idol and I wanted to be just like him until I started boxing and got...
RJJ fought Ron Amundsen at 54. Can any sober human picture that man beating Ray Leonard?
If you watch the fight closely, the majority of the clean punches landed by Mancini are jabs. He had a stiff jab and he landed it. But Arguello...
He had a great resume- he fought everybody that was there to fight. But I don't think that "Young Foreman" was a great fighter and the evidence...
He fought who was available. My contention is that his body of work in no way justifies calling him a top 3 all time featherweight. About...
I don't think that Ruben won the fight- I thought that he was ahead after 10 but lost it down the stretch. The people matching Lopez knew he was...
You are correct- Gomez beat my friend Roberto Rubaldino before he beat Pintor. But I will say this...in my effort to learn more about Gomez,...
Ruben Castillo fought Arguello and Sanchez 90 days apart and said that Arguello would knock Sanchez out. He also said that Chavez would stop...
Interesting documentary on Frankie Warren. [MEDIA] Dempsey 1234 was the guy that brought him to his original manager. He often found people, with...
The way in which that discussion is often conducted borders the ridiculous.
It used to much more accepted that fights were learning experiences. Carlos Monzon and Benny Leonard lost fights early and did ok after. I think...
Legacy only matters to people that don't do the fighting. If you are a fighter and money isn't the most important objective, you have mental...
Tyson was like Marciano in a sense- his size dictated how he fought. How was he going to adapt? He had to get close because he was considerably...
There are a few things to consider here. When Ali fought Frazier, he fought a guy that is a left hook fighter. What that means is that Frazier is...
