RJJ was the most naturally gifted fighter of all time (with the possible exception of Robinson) and would have done extremely well (for awhile!)...
SKILLS is the operative word and I appreciate your point. Many a fighter has gotten gassed and/or opened himself to danger by sloppily going for...
Wilfredo Benitez the poster boy for too much too soon!?
Tyson is getting in shape and has an athletic body again. You see him hit the pads and you want to believe.....(Many years ago I wanted to believe...
AJ was on the cusp of being stopped by old Wlad and was TKOed by Ruiz. Bowe could be hit but was never stopped. AJ would have his moments against...
Prime Bowe had an inside game, great mental fortitude (in the ring), a chin, power, and pretty much everything. He was simply better than AJ. The...
Walcott would lose to FOTC Frazier (like just about everyone else) but would be very competitive against any other version.
I know Holyfield is further away from the camera, but it is striking to me how small he looks now.
A very entertaining short violent fight
A 2020 6'5 250lb version of Elvis with the benefit of modern training techniques and diet probably would have literally killed Ali.
The Berbick fight always makes me wonder how well Ali would have done against Holmes if he didn't use the diuretics and trained for strength and...
I never met him but I was a few feet away from him in Atlantic City when he was being interviewed outside of the ring after annihilating Golata....
Ali knew what he was in for with Foreman and was in superb condition. In my opinion that was his peak physical condition post exile.
I think this nails it. He didn't balloon up and/or go down the tubes, but he wasn't in great shape either.
It was a Leonard masterclass. He performed very well - infinitely better than expected. Nevertheless I scored the fight for Hagler by two points....
