Great insights. We share most of the same opinions on this fight just a different outcome. But I believe if Basilio could ware down Saxton,...
Definitely no! Hell no.
Two fighters that rarely get mentioned. "Sweet" Saul Mamby and Emmanuel Augustus.
In a perfect world Pryor would've been given a shot at the lightweight championship. His height and frame / build suggest that weight would've...
Good stuff, especially the Hagler quote, that sums it up in a nutshell.
Only in the minds of fans born after 1990.
His beat down of Kalule comes to mind. Though Kalule may have been damaged goods at this point of his career.
I'll give some love too J.Frazier, his fights against Mathis Sr, and Terrell. Brutal and beautiful at the same time. Whitaker vs Ramirez...
See The Dick Tiger fight. Though Hagler was much better skilled than Tiger, I don't think he had that much better of a chin. Foster damn near...
What a GREAT song that was . From the mid 60's through the mid 90's music is untouchable. Recommended viewing, their biography on HBO.
The fight wasn't as close as it was. BUT! It was expected to be a mismatch, and should've been. Hagler for all his greatness, seemed to overthink...
I'll lean to Armstrong. His activity , in-fighting , endless endurance, and iron chin and factor in Napoles was a small welter would be the...
One of the few times a fighter may have actually told the truth about being ill. Because that 2nd fight was a beat-down.
Another obvious one is Duran vs Leonard #1 . Leonard wanted to ko Duran so badly it backfired on him, Duran completely took him out of his game....
Not really, most real boxing fans know Napoles was at the very end of the line when he faced Stracey. If we did hold it against him, we'd need to...
