I thought Tyson and Marciano were both 5'10 1/2 although celebrityheights lists Tyson as 5'10
I'm not sure we can attribute Giardello's competition to his era, if thats the case than why didn''t his contemporaries face the competition that...
I think champions should defend against the best regardless of how exciting they are. Anyway, I'm skeptical that being boring was such a big...
Joe Louis would probably be fighting at cruiserweight today, how many cruisers today would you pick to beat Miller?
Thought it might be fun to revisit this thread now that Joshua has gained more experience.
Joshua beats both of them
Giardello won the title in 1963 defended against Rubin Carter and then Dick Tiger two highly ranked contenders. It seems like a good reign to me....
I think Miller's era is considerably stronger than Louis's era, he might actually pose Louis considerable problems.
It's certainly true that many fighters assess risk and reward when making fights but there are some guys like Joey Giardello, Gil Turner, and...
I think Hearns wins this. LaMotta is a bit overrated in my opinion, he lost to guys like Villemain and Dauthuille in his prime. A thread pitting...
I wish Johnson was more concerned with facing the best contenders than how much money he could milk out of the championship.
Maybe Tyson would fight at cruiserweight rather than heavyweight, he could probably dry out to make 200.
I don't think Tippy Larkin is the best welterweight he missed out on, that would probably be Billy Graham. But by the point Graham reached his...
Fury had already been dropped and hurt by Steve Cunningham, Wilder isn't even the lightest man to floor him.
Yet LaMotta was not even remotely competitive with Lloyd Marshall a guy who Williams had beaten previously. I think evidence points to Williams...
