He was.
Very true. But the boxers we typically love usually start around those ages. The ATG'S that have developed their skills until it's instinctive,...
I don't believe Dundee took any fighter from amateur to a pro world champion. Stuart did , multiple times, Stuart for me.
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I like Foster in this one. Cooper was a good and underrated fighter. His left hook is probably a top 20-30 hooks in heavy history. But Cooper's...
I believe Jones Jr and the Quarry brothers had similar situations with their fathers. But they wasn't mentally deficient, and neither was Benitez.
Leonard beats Napoles easier than most on here would imagine in my opinion. Napoles 1st disadvantage would be his size. He was naturally a...
For about 8rds possibly the most brutal fight in history. Duran would be forced to fight at a pace he normally doesn't get drawn into. Against a...
Believe it or not, the version of Holmes Holyfield faced may have actually been better than the one Spinks faced. Though much older, Holmes was...
Yes I'll ride with this from 70sFan865. Looks about right in my opinion.
Pryor's chin was fine. He fought some big time hitters at Jr. welt like Cervantes, Kamaida, Johnson, Hart (Who killed a man and damn near killed...
Toney wouldn't be able to lay on the ropes and wait for the counters as he often did against most of the fighters he faced at heavyweight. Spinks...
My bad, apologies. If they met at cruiser I still would go with Holyfield.
Prime Spinks wasn't at heavyweight . The weight this hypothetical fight would take place. Since Spinks didn't fight at cruiser and Holyfield may...
Unlike the past prime version of Larry Holmes. Or Cooney off of years of self pity and substance abuse. Holyfield in his prime would be able to...
