Joe was quick from the waist up, but his footwork was excellent too...he was not as overtly, flamboyantly quick as Ali footwork wise, but still...
As Paul Newman said with his immortal line in "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid": "Don't sugarcoat it Kid, tell her straight!":lol:
Both can win this. Liston was bigger, had a longer reach, was taller. Logic says if JJW and Moore can floor Marciano early, surely Liston can do...
This is spot on - and bad news for any of the "Marciano only defended against washed up old men" brigade:good
Moore wins this imo, unless Sharkey dominates from the very start against Archie and has it his own way all the way against the Mongoose, and...
Moore. Why? Longevity, winning his title at such an advanced age; holding onto it for so long; His KO record: superior opposition (imo); winning...
MR BILL - funny you should mention the Kenny Norton resemblance, I have ALWAYS thought that. It is the receding hairline & moustache thing, but...
Pac man for me. I think Curry was a great "plan A" fighter, even before the Honeyghan fight. The Honeyghan fight, imo, was the first time that...
Man versus boy. If you were trying to provide proof that the old timers were better than the current crop, you would probably use this match up...
Happy days indeed - thanks for the props Duranimal:good Hey...did you used to post on Boxing Banter and the old Beeb forums back in the day,...
Nail. Hit. Sqaurely. On. Head. IMO...:good
I remember this, I remember the actual fight clearly, if some of the surrounding factors, recent opponents, circumstances etc are a little hazy -...
JC should have been one of the great LH champions...was still a damn fine fighter though. Over 15 rounds, Conteh by clear UD. Over 12, Closer...
Laing's name did cross my mind actually, but I didn't mention him because he was so erratic. The Laing of the Duran & yes, the Jones fights would...
Surf-Bat - I would love to read those articles!:good
