Over a period of about seven years he fought and beat all the best. Foreman retiring after the Jimmy Young encounter took some of the shine off...
I have to step in here, because lately guys have been posting that Holmes wasn't a good puncher. Wouldn't you agree that Holmes was a sharp...
I don't buy that Sharkey kayo loss to Carnera. Several of Sharkey's fights ended questionably but that low-blow performance of his really smelled...
It's a pretty intriguing fight. Floyd's physical strength improved in the second half of his career. It's one I'd pay to see. I can think of many...
Primo didn't have a true knockout punch unless you think he could kayo Floyd with a right uppercut. I think it's unlikely. What I see happening is...
Bowe was talented. Big and strong with a long reach and pretty good power. He lacked seriousness, dedication and character. He could have become...
Walcott beat Joe Louis, too, but didn't get the decision. Walcott won that 1947 fight decisively.
I caught some grief here when I said Benny Paret was a journeyman.
Frazier-Ali 2 wasn't a particularly good fight. It was marred by Ali's tactic of repeatedly grabbing and pulling Joe by the back of his head. The...
If he was a journeyman he was an exceptionally skilled one. I think craftsman fits him better.
Nicely written.
This is a fine post. The guys you name -- Moore, Johnson, Pastrano -- I like Patterson to knock 'em all out. I don't give the guys who came later...
I would dispute that he didn't fight well while retreating. He didn't like to. It wasn't his instinct to fight defensively. But if you watch him...
After watching the film again this morning, I've concluded that young Patterson, in his 14th pro fight, beat the veteran ex-champ Maxim in their...
Let's break this down. I count 19. In five fights Liston and Ingo knocked him down a total of 13 times. (Ingemar dropped him seven times in one...
