YES! Emile Griffith vs Luis Rodriguez on June 8, 1963 at Madison Square Garden
For years they used 3 ropes, then they started using 4, when was that? GPater11093 is the closest.
Actually he was 21-7-1 in 29 bouts. He lost to LaMotta, Fullmer twice, Basilio, Maxim, Giardello & Turpin. The draw was against Fullmer.
When was the 1st time 4 ropes were used in a Championship bout?
I can't see it. Folley was rated in the top 10 in the World in the Heavyweight division for 128 months, from Feb. 1957 to Feb. 1968. Foster...
IMO Folley and Jones would have beaten Matthews. Folley beat and drew with Machen, and he was pretty good. Jones only loss at Light Heavyweight,...
I agree for the most part.
I would say Folley without a doubt at that time he fought Foster. He just got done beating Oscar and a year before he beat Chuvalo. Foster was a...
IBRO rated Foster #5 all-time in the Light Heavyweight Class. Matthews didn't even make the cut. 1. Archie Moore 2. Ezzard Charles...
He didn't fight that much as a heavyweight and the ones that he did fight were the best or near the best of that era. Matthews would not have done...
Hall was on a losing streak at that time. He lost to Bob Amos, a Light Heavyweight, Kenny Harris, another Light Heavyweight, Harold Johnson, Great...
James wasn't that good. Layne had trouble beating Hall as well. The only heavyweights Foster got beat by when he was at his best, were top...
Layne lost to Willie James, who was stopped by Ted Lowry, just 3 months before he fought Matthews. Rex was dropped 3 times during that bout. I...
It's all how you rate 2. I believe Rex was over rated and you made a good point about Foster, but I still would have to go with Bob.
Yes, Ali gave the name of "Mummy" to Foreman. What I am looking for is what did the Foreman's camp call Ali?
