Alright. I respect Bummy's position on Dempsey as well, even if it's different from me. :good The man has deep knowledge of the game and...
Could you expand on this? It would've been more appropriate if you called me on this directly and on the topic, but now i'm too curious not to...
Wasn't that kind of the idea of this thread, though?:lol:
Skill is mot an objective, measurable quantity like height is. On top of that, it's relative to the ruleset of the day. Johnson would rank at the...
Have a look, page 11: http://www.econ.upf.edu/docs/seminars/baten.pdf I was only talking heavyweights, because they show the increase in size....
Who would've been your pick for this one? Although i haven't seen much film of him, he always looked like he knew very well what he was doing;...
I was having a go but i agree that he's a an amazing fighter and one of the hardest hitters that division has ever seen. As for his weak chin: in...
Quite unique to see the best boxer built bigger than the best wrestler. Then again, in those days, wrestling was an important aspect of boxing,...
A few years ago, i read that Wladimir Klitschko's 100m sprint was amazing as well. Of course, his height helps him here. That was back in the...
The man has an amazing record, from welter to middleweight and has been succesful at the top for a very long time. Anyone here who ranks him in...
Great minds think alike. :good Good mention on Griffith, fantastic fighter for sure, and perhaps somewhat under-appreciated.
Are you sure? :admin I'm a bit outdated on these matters, but surprised to see him moving up to HW. He looked like a relatively skinny LHW just...
Yes, exactly the same, in fact. Feels weird seeing Wlad look that small. He's destroy Valuev, nonetheless.
The only thing he'd eat would be canvas, against the first journeyman HW he faces.
Golota can be unintentionally funny. On one hand, he's a complete psychopath who can explode any time. On the other hand, he always manages to...
