Couldn't care less about childish window-dressing. Just fight.
No it doesn't.
I disagree.
Oh, and Frank Bruno froze up in the manner of an Edwin Rosario when hurt.
When Edwin Rosario was hurt, he froze up in the manner of a Frank Bruno. He just stood taking shots without clinching.
He was meh. Very little fire for all his skill. Very lucky to get Holyfield in the dilapidated condition he was in and still only barely won....
He had everything a fight fan wants; power, aggression, shaky defense......outstanding value. His stamina (or ability to pace himself properly)...
This. "200 fights" is of course an arbitrary number, it could be different. The point of it is experience. The more you do something, the...
I never said it was the best fight ever. I don't think it was. The idea of the context of it within its time seems to be escaping you, despite...
As a 17-year old listening to round-by-round updates and being a diehard Hagler fan, I was euphoric when I heard he'd won. Jumping up and down,...
Great post. Also something to note about past track accomplishments is that today's athletes do that for a living. Take Roger Bannister, who...
Jack Dempsey comes to mind. He fought a lot of this type of fight hoboing around before officially turning pro. Thought I'd read that in Kahn's...
That and a general dearth of real fighters to challenge them. They do fine with what they can get I suppose.
Besides, becoming learned in the art of 10-round fights is in no way the same thing as three rounds of fencing, which is all amateur boxi g really...
Many back then had extensive amateur careers. Robinson won the GG six times for example. Those that didn't had many undocumented "smokers" a...
