See Hearns vs Duran for my answer.
See Foster vs Tiger for my answer.....
Alvarez hasn't fought anyone CLOSE to the total package of height, reach, speed, and ability, of Nunn . Factor in him being a south paw on top...
It means he has no understanding of boxing if he thinks size and height equals a great jab. Tyson routinely out jabbed taller longer opponents, so...
You don't know how many times I've said this. And I said before any of his losses.
That's the great thing about this site. When past the clutter and nonsense, their are some prospective that are truly eye opening.
Very true and a great perspective. Our kids were teenagers facing him most of his career. As with most of the Cuban fighters.
I know that , I saw the fight live. But Stevenson was a deadly puncher. A much better puncher than Holmes though not necessarily a better fighter.
Teo Stevenson was the greatest amateur heavy in history. But would he be successful in the pro's? As Magoo said it's really hard to say. We know...
Having text book delivery of a punch in the heat of battle is the ultimate demonstration of skill. It's easy to look good or "textbook" in a gym...
This is a very important point SS, and a great one! Sometimes ( Most?) The fighters level of competition is the primary reason if they are...
Underrated? No , but he was respectable enough to keep aggressive fighters like Chavez and Ramirez honest. They didn't just walk through his shots...
Hearns left hook was very underrated. Like Frazier's right hand. Hearns, when he went to the body with the left hook had very bad intentions for...
Manila in 1975, watched it with my dad, but being a Karate kid at the time , I didn't care for it, I fell in love with the sport watching Leonard...
But theirs been quite a few, W.Gomez, Arguello, C.Zarate, Jones Jr. R, Leonard, R.Duran , Matthew Saad Muhammad, some off the top of my head.
