I never thought of Floyd as a clever boxer. His speed of hand often compensated for amateurish lunges and other mistakes. I don't recall ever...
If he's in shape I see Cooney winning this contest. Fury's size wouldn't be much of an advantage, if any. And his big soft midsection would...
I agree. That fight was his big chance and he blew it by not being aggressive enough.
Watching Rocky's fights on film is never a pleasurable experience for me. I am always reminded of seeing an ugly fistfight between two of my...
Who trained Danny Lopez? You'd think a good trainer would teach him not to stand so straight and take so many hard shots.
I didn't conclude anything from it. For someone who is famous for being sullen and scary looking, he had a huge smile that lit up his face. It's...
Sonny Liston was a terrible actor. We all knew kids in school who were like this. Even if he had taken classes at the Actor's Studio or studied...
Yes it was.
A Denver TV camera crew met the Listons arriving at Stapleton Airport after the Lewiston fiasco. They filmed Sonny grinning broadly. The video...
That's a good one, Richard. I especially like the fantasy of Liston allying himself with the Boy Scouts through Gerry's baking recipes. It sounds...
Maybe he'd let Tyson befriend him but I don't think it would be a good idea. He wasn't that old and a couple of these authors who supposedly...
I'm tired of Joe Louis detractors saying he had chin problems. How many times did Max Schmeling land haymakers on that "weak" chin of his before...
Are there any "rules" outlawing PEDs in boxing? Are some drugs, supplements, hormone replacements, steroids, etc. specifically outlawed by state...
Was Jimmy Ellis a stylistic turd for Jerry Quarry?
Oh yeah? Did Ingo bingo Dorothy? She was a saucy little number. Not big in the bosom however.