They're evenly matched. At 190, before Evander bulked up, he was not a physical marvel and would not have been able to push Floyd around....
Machen at his best gives Marciano an interesting fight. Eddie has good hand speed and he's a pretty good counterpuncher and he 's strong enough...
Melankomas, this board wouldn't be half as interesting without you. You add a different dimension and I, for one, appreciate it.
I knew Ron Lyle. We lived in the same city and I sat in the living room with him in an apartment where he was temporarily staying and together we...
Ray Arcel told Dick Cavett's television aufience in the 1970s that he thought Dempsey could beat all the other heavyweights.He saw just about...
A remarkable 1928 snapshot of who was popular in sports. Had the poll been taken three years earlier, Dempsey wouldn't have fared quite this well....
Wonderful Charley Goldman quote here about Frank Moran. I like the way fight people talked in those days. These old trainers and managers were a...
It's ridiculous for anyone to dispute Marciano's punching power. You can say anything you want but the evidence is clear for anyone with eyes.
Amazing that a talent like Liston drew only 181 paying customers in a city the size of Chicago. Granted, he wasn't a big name yet, but still . ....
They didn't hit the same way. Marciano was a rock-hard smaller man with stone hands who punched with maximum laser force. Liston's punches were...
He was bigger than Bird, yes. Bigger than Kareem. Many will disagree but I contend he was almost bigger than Jordan until he lost to Buster...
I have always thought that Tunney was one of the few 20th century heavyweight champs who stood a chance against Liston. He had the technique, ring...
This is great, Pug, thank you. Looking at his record, you've got to hand it to him big-time.Beating Shavers and Mac Foster, who reportedly floored...
I agree that (almost) everyone who steps into a ring against a professional is exceptionally brave. Bruce Seldon, too. He fought tough men and...
He had some great tangibles, primarily his incredible power, hand speed and footwork. We didn't know until later that he was missing some...
