Well it's reasonable to assume if fighter "A "( Julian Jackson for instance) is ko'ing good competition with in the 1st 5 rds, and fighter "B" is...
Tony Ayala was the next Roberto Duran Milt Mccory was the next Thomas Hearns Donald Curry was better than Ray Leonard, the next Ray Robinson....
Perfect analysis.
Lomo wouldn't beat Buchanon, Lampkin ,Viruet, Mamby and especially Dejesus. So Lopez's victory over him isn't very impressive when considering how...
Duran vs Leonard Montreal. Duran told the world he'd beat Leonard. Most of the world thought he was crazy. But Duran had worked out his plans...
I don't see ANY of them beating him. But Witherspoon could give him a tough fight. Page ,Tucker and Tubbs could be problems because they were big...
Late 70's early 80's The three major networks all had great matches for free!!!! CBS, NBC, and ABC. So many classic and underrated fights. The...
And did against a champion noted for his left jab.
Was he any more over the hill than Ali was when he fought Shavers? Or it was simply how Shavers ( And Cooney) matched up with Norton? Norton was a...
Never heard that one. But it sounds like something Cobb would say. Lol.
The worse one sided beat down. ( Not including devastating and dominate early KO' s Like Hearns vs Cuevas/Duran or Sanchez vs Gomez) Is in my...
What happened against Norton is a prime example of styles make fights . Holmes and and Ali went 4-0 against Foreman , Shavers, and Cooney. Norton...
Agreed.
Prime Liston would just be to strong for late teen 175 Ali at Lt. heavyweight. Liston stops all 5 in an average of 2 1/2 rds at the most.
Skills and technique. And in that technique he learned to use his biggest asset. Leverage better than most if not all Lt.heavys in history....