Just how good is Lennox on the inside? Because Joe may be the greatest infighter of all heavyweight champions. (I'm including Burns, Dempsey and...
Sonny was the better boxer with the straighter punching. Stamina is seriously in his favor. (In Foreman's first career, he NEVER produced a...
No. That was a case of two extremely, vulnerably slow starters anomalously roaring out of the gate, and the one who lost was the one who got...
Think of it from another angle. How many of the other failed HW Title challengers during his years of contention would have beaten him? (Let's...
True, but Shkor (who photographs actually reveal to have been a lean 220), did give Marciano issues with his size through four rounds before Rocky...
So this was another McGrain who opens the fifth paragraph from the last in this great article with the comment that, "I am not a Jack Dempsey...
I think Joe was still clearly a top five heavyweight in 1951, on the strength of his left jab and hook. If he wanted to go out a winner like...
Ali only stopped Bonavena because that was scheduled for the championship distance. Maybe Ellis would have turned the trick first, but...
In addition to the classic names already mentioned, Sammy Serrano deserves a shout. Among heavyweight champions, Jack Sharkey is a good candidate....
Ali tended to give away body shots, and Dempsey had the type of hook necessary to deck him. While I think Muhammad should win the decision, it...
The Jinx was among the very slowest starters of any ATG, while Tyson was among the fastest. Horrible contrast for the loser. I just don't see how...
With respect to somebody who fought both Liston and Holmes, here's an interesting post from a thread you may want to look into....
This is the most motivated I ever saw Eddie in a live broadcast. If he didn't have weight issues for the defense against Michael Spinks, he might...
Charles didn't have the height and reach necessary to minimize this as necessary to win on the cards, at 6'0" with a reach of 73 inches. Rocky did...
Max had the stance and defensive positioning to neutralize Ken's peculiar up from under jab. Schmeling held his head too far back for Norton's...
