Again, I may be mistaken about this, but I could have sworn in the buildup on tv to Benitez-Curry 1 they talked about how Curry was not a big...
Nope. I call bull****. In the first round the two fighters are about three feet apart and Armstrong literally bends down with his arms low and...
I just watched my copy of this fight as well as listening to the radio broadcasts of both and I fail to see how anyone can say Armstrong was given...
Hilton was the worst. Had Hamsho been forced to fight within the rules (he fouled probably about 20 times per round) Benitez could have beaten...
It was an over the weight 10 round non title bout and if I had to guess it was a package deal with the Dejesus bout as they were both agreed upon...
I just double checked and it was Duran who was scheduled to fight Benitez in MSG on Nov 18 1977. He pulled out due to the flu. Don Dunphy backs...
I disagree about Weston. He was a hell of a lot better than his record or you indicate. Curry was no slouch either. Irregardless, Duran had...
I find this a curious comment. Im not sure if it relates to either Benitez or Cervantes but Carlos Eleta, Duran's manager, refused fights with...
The Palomino scoring was a bit controversial. I didnt think that fight was close at all. I agree that the Cervantes fight could be construed as...
I think you need to read some WC Heinz in order to understand the smear campaign done on D'amato, how overblown the connections you speak of were,...
agreed
I buy it. He signed to fight Flowers on November 30, the fight was the ninth, so yeah, he had about a week to train. You said it yourself,...
I think the ascertion that D'Amato was "connected" and as dangerous as the people that the IBC were fronting is stretching it a bit thin. In one...
To be fair to Wilson he took that fight on short notice and wasnt in any kind of condition.
True, and while its easy now to bash D'Amato for protective matchmaking, its also easy to forget how successful he was at putting a major crimp in...
