Jones is a great fighter...but doesn't have near the durability to last with a Sonny Liston. Big difference in John Ruiz and Sonny Liston...
I agree that Hearns and Steward had implemented that plan to stay away from Benitez on the ropes...but Hearns breaking his right hand also...
I think on a given night you could add a few more great names on there Chuck.
Cheers. Something like this is what I'd hoped for when starting this thread...but nobody really stepped up their analysis game (too busy beating a...
Awesome post. The great Mantequilla Napoles...one of the very best of all time.
great post. Always a pleasure watching Ortiz box...
I honestly think with a sport like boxing...any attempted direct comparison between eras is at best, to coin a phrase, is like comparing apples...
Ali had the the skill and technique, to force Joshua into mistakes, and also the physical strength to at the very least to hold his own, thereby...
No worries...Everyone has their opinion...and I can see the viewpoint that the modern day athlete is the bigger, stronger, faster athlete...But...
Yup...Some choices are easy...some not so much.. haha...
Thanks for posting.
I think a prime version of Wlad would have to be favored in this...but of four men that beat Wlad...how did they do it? Purrity outlasted and...
I think the athletes are evolving and are getting bigger and stronger (that nugget can really go without saying)...But certain athletes stand the...
Foreman comes first to my mind...but also while he has good technique Sergey Kovalev can hurt people with arm punches...crazy heavy hands. Great...
I think the great Mickey Walker just might run Coetzee pretty close...might beat em. (Off topic but I think James Toney could as well.)