The knock against Williams was that he looked like a world beater until his opponent started to come on and then he was done.
Back in the day there were Ralph Dupas, Willie Pastrano, Joey Archer, all fighting at roughly the same time. All had superb footwork, an educated...
I read somewhere recently that Albuquerque is the "most dangerous city" in the United States. I'm not sure I believe it, but I imagine Foster's...
In other words, even though Liston was washed up he still had to be fought carefully. Even when he was 40 or 45 years old, you couldn't take a...
What was the mistake? Where did you read this?
I don't consider it disgraceful how Spinks lost to Tyson. He didn't "lay down". He stood and fought but was kayoed by a better fighter. How Bruce...
Sonny was illiterate but not stupid. I think he had enough self-awareness to know by 1966 that his skills had eroded significantly. If we accept...
A fascinating thought: Patterson and Liston meet for a third time in 1970. I think it would last more than one round and that in itself would be a...
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Plus, he'd had trouble with Doug Jones, a small heavyweight. If he couldn't prevent Jones from landing shots, what would Liston do to him?
Hulk: My favorite (Harold Johnson) beats your favorite (Qawi).
Cleveland Williams reminds Johansson of Ed Sanders, the big American heavy Ingo faced in the 1952 Olympics. Many will recall he was disqualified...
Clay/Ali left cuts snd a mouse on Liston's face. Earlier in his career he stopped Billy Daniels on a cut. Early on, his speed of hand and foot...
Thanks for this, Melankomas. I never did read much about the great John L. Ward Bond's characterization of him, opposite Errol Flynn in "Gentleman...
Johansson had specific tactics for maneuvering opponents into position for him to land the right hand. He was methodical and his plan always...
