What Leon Spinks brought to that first Ali fight was something Muhammad no longer had. Not skill. Energy.
Did you know that Floyd Patterson was a pallbearer at actor James Cagney's funeral? What other interesting but little known facts have you...
Roy might get kayo'd with a shot to the liver or ribs. He doesn't have the frame to withstand those monster body shots.
I didn't compare Tunney to Ali. If I compared him to anyone, it was to Gregorio Peralta, a fighter most people would agree was inferior to Tunney...
Foreman commented years after his 1974 loss to Ali that he lacked the guile needed to beat Muhammad. Clearly he wasn't able to adapt his battle...
That's right. Liston won so easily he never got full credit for his two one-round victories.
If you do a search of my posts, you'll find I wrote a lot about him before you joined this forum.
Ha! Do you actually believe that Foreman feared fighting Michael Spinks?
It's striking to me how guys on this forum revere Sonny Liston. Let me tell you, because I'm old enough to have been a boxing fan when he was in...
Liston was wrong for Frazier. Too strong for Joe, who would have tried unsuccessfully to fight Sonny on the inside while trying to connect with...
I don't like this topic. Why don't we let it all hang out and match 1980 Ali against the top 1950s welterweights and middleweights. Would prime...
It's ugly to think of him fighting anyone in the condition he was in.
I'll take Baer. There's no reason for him to respect Young's punch. I think Max employs his left jab more than usual until he is able to set...
Tunney's toughness gives him the advantage over both Foster and Moorer. Bob had the big punch but I think the Fighting Marine was a tougher man....
Bravo to McGrain and Pedro for two exceptional posts. I heard starting at a young age that Walcott won that fight and was robbed. No doubt the two...
