Maybe but irrelevant as he won, got it , he won .. he showed moxie, he did't gas, he didn't fall apart mentally ... he hung tough and won ......
Different things to different folk ... a cultural icon, an Italian American icon, a white fighter in an age when white dominance of the sports...
No one beats Ali but Spinks with his size, speed and jerky style could be a bit interesting
Massively overrated ? It's purely styles here, not all time H2H ranking .. Tua KO'ed an undefeated Ruiz who fought everyone and stood toe to toe...
I respect your opinion but I feel if anyone is overrated it's the 70's Foreman who never won a fight by jabbing and boxing, never fought a guy...
I see the explosive hand speed of Tua being extremely dangerous for Foreman ... Tua was 226 in his prime and was a rock, not carved but a rock,...
I applaud the intelligent , good natured , honest responses here so far ... terrific thread !
Foreman could use his jab and power to decision Tua , maybe ... if Foreman tried to slug with him Tua's far greater explosive speed could take...
If He boxed him Norton had a hell of shot with his huge reach advantage, strength, speed and his own two handed power .. Rocky would have to get...
Look as stated here Quarry was ahead of Norton career wise when they sparred he was the far more experienced fighter and a good puncher .. Norton...
It would have been an interesting matchup in theory but Greb's chin was iron and Carpentier seemed to gas a bit ..
Young started well but it was competitive straight through and it appeared to me Norton was stronger, more active through out and Young gasses a...
Young had talent and really had a nice spirt between 76 and 77 but he was also very frustrating, almost always like a good sparring partner,...
I got a kick out of LaLonde but Foster would take his head off in under four rounds ..
Great mentions .. Tunney Marciano Lewis Calzaghe Monzon Vitali Hagler was definitive but the circumstances were bittersweet Collins and a...
