ESB's Satirist Laureate, not somebody to attempt trading wits and barbs with.
When he was 37, noise was made about Michael coming back. On ESPN, Al Bernstein commented that it wouldn't be a good idea for him to attempt this...
If there has ever been any fighter anywhere who could battle back from something like this, it's Smoke. (Keep in mind that Mike Dokes is also...
Arguello had significant height and reach, feasted on southpaws, typically aimed for the sternum on his straight shots, and had a deadly body...
RC, I defer to you if Robert seeks further detail about Escalera's competitive qualities, style and execution in the ring, as you're far more of...
If it wasn't for Arguello and Everett, the Snake Man might be in Canastota today. (Alexis apparently felt strongly that Alfredo does indeed...
That right hand at 9:20 was probably the most impressive display of early round single punch power Ali produced during the 1970s. He was not...
Remarkably, the first title defense of his second reign against a challenger younger than himself. Bugner made Ali do most of the work in the...
This.
:good RC, it could prove a tremendous undertaking, but Ali-Young has certainly been one of the very few intractable disagreements you and I have...
All right. Before I posted that commentary on this thread back in August last year, I first read all the youtube comments following each of the...
He was facing off against a trainer and opponent who knew him very well. For my money, his weakest nontitle win during the 1970s was probably...
I've expressed the view before that Joe would belong even if he permanently retired after Bob Foster. (Actually, as the second undisputed,...
I think "Come out Smokin'," the 1972 biography by Phil Pepe, might have given a weight of 240 pounds, but that could merely be a guesstimate. Joe...
Mickey did deck and dethrone Britton in their rematch, and this after Jack was reportedly finally getting the better of Benny Leonard in their...
