Gents, I'm pretty new here, I used to frequent the BBC board a few years ago (hence beeb in my username) - (anybody know Dadgad from there ? Great...
But a strong LaMotta would have been tough for any middleweight, don't you think?
Very astute post, especially the outside the box reference to Marciano-Charles.
Interesting one this. Depends which Cooney turns up - Spinks & Foreman, Wlad all the way - Holmes version, different story. I always say about...
Palomino was a very, very good welterweight champion, imo a fraction short of the great welters that followed him like Benitez, Leonard, Duran and...
I think this is a great post, not necessarily the near consensus GOAT part, but the sentiments contained overall:good
Norton said in "Going The Distance" that although he & Joe were friends, one reason they never fought was that nobody ever put enough money on the...
Johnmaff36 - maybe GREAT (in world terms) is pushing it a bit, but he did hold the WBC title briefly (KO'd in first defence). As virtually all his...
I thought Magri's stamina issues started to emerge circa 82-83...he had been making flyweight since he turned pro in '77 - perhaps he found it...
Witter, without a doubt. Good, awkward hard to hit switch hitter, good chin, fit & could bang. More than enough to see off Paulie.
Really Johnmaff36? I remember Magri turning pro and bowling over all before him, winning the British & EBU titles (admittedly not much strength in...
I always felt that Hatton and/or his management never fancied this one - I reckon they felt that when Ricky did get knocked off, it would have to...
Charlie Magri had it all except the punch resistance to be a dominant champion.
This depends on what SRR is weighing, assuming Jake weighs circa 160. It's worth remembering that as a welterweight, SRR had murders with...
I've seen the pound for pound film I think...I'm sure I had it on VHS somewhere... Yep...I like the quote after the Fullmer fight...alledgedly...
