Manny Steward was quoted as saying that when the Ice Man started with his hands in proper position, his hook was actually harder than the Hearns...
And now I think I realize why I've been dropping off my activity here dramatically as of late. I don't submit posts to rack up a higher total, nor...
Are we talking real time? If Zora had gotten to an inexperienced Jerry before Machen did, Folley might have handed him the same sort of boxing...
No contest. Max had more skills, vastly superior durability, far greater mobility, and much better stamina. (Buddy's record in matches going the...
Few champions fighting out of the orthodox stance had the premier quality left uppercut Ambers possessed, but Arguello was one of them. (The...
Robby wasn't fighting for posthumous posterity and future revisionism, but for the present. Yes, it would have been one of the greatest victories...
Pambele did have some success in the first two rounds against the wild Pryor (who candidly admitted after Arguello I & II that Cervantes was the...
If Marv had been awarded the decision, the pressure for him to defend against Ray in an immediate return bout would have been tremendous, likewise...
Robinson did not routinely compete above 150 pounds until 1947, by which time Burley was winding down (fighting just twice in '47, once in '48,...
And Betty White has more energy at 90 (well, okay, her actual birthday isn't for another week and a half) than I had at 10. LaMotta would kick...
I've also expressed before the belief that the disparity in weight between Robby and Burley would have likewise been too much for this pairing to...
I always had the impression Ray intended for Maxim to be his final match, win or lose, especially with Moore waiting in the wings. Regardless of...
Aside from LaMotta, Robby wasn't messing around with middleweights much at this stage, and I don't think he would have had the power necessary to...
Bill, I wonder how many other longtime posters here at Classic remember this post of yours about how deadly Larry's jab remained several years...
From what I understand, Walker was known to box like that occasionally, especially when carrying an opponent (which he freely admitted to doing...
