Marlon Starling against Tomas Molinares...although that was after the bell of course...
On this side of the pond, Charlie Magri springs to mind.
In answer to the original question...bloody marvelous! For me, Hagler dines at the top table of great middles with (in no particular order) SRR,...
I like Frank, but this is preposterous, we are talking different "levels" here. At his best, Frank was not at George's level. If George comes...
mcvey - That's exactly what I would expect Jerry to believe, don't you agree? I would hardly expect a man with Jerry's mentality to say"Yeah, well...
I think this would be an exciting fight but with an air of inevitability about the outcome pretty much from the start. Jerry Quarry would not beat...
Regarding the Robinson-Marciano thing...I read somewhere (vague I know) that Robby was told by his manager (and I'm paraphrasing) "we could get...
Stevie - I picked this one too and got ridiculed by all my mates on the night, we were out drinking and partying in the Old Kent Road. We listened...
Vince...this is uncanny - when I saw the title of this thread I thought of Ali-Norton 3, for the reasons you describe. Closely followed by...
No it wasn't. It was a pretty unbiased view of him as a boxer, a man and a national icon. It even showed him being kayoed by Patterson, so it gave...
I don't think the part I've bolded is correct. Lewis hadn't had sufficient altitude training so was definitely gassed, IMO.
This.
Burt, love what you write, and all respect to you. However, is it possible that the writers of the '50s, when comparing Dempsey and Marciano,...
An extremely sad day for British boxing and for Britain as a whole, especially the over 45's (of which I am one). I had the pleasure of meeting...
I don't believe it is hyperbole. Louis told the story in "Joe Louis: My Life". Louis stated (I'm paraphrasing, I no longer have the book, lent...
