LaMotta was already slipping in 1949 so Id favor Hagler. At his best LaMotta wouldnt do any worse than Antuofermo or Duran who both gave Hagler...
I see this a lot where a fighter claims the guy who KOd him wasnt the hardest punch he ever faced. It sounds crazy at first but the fact is if you...
Oh please, Ezzard Charles was 21, largely unknown, and had exactly one quality win to his name when he first fought Burley and there was only a 6...
No.
But who were these imaginary brutal opponents? All of the guys you mention had losses to guys Robinson beat, had numerous losses, or only proved...
Its funny that youll pick apart LaMotta and say Burley was begging for a fight with Robinson but ignore that Burley brought zero financial capital...
Hagler is an interesting mention because when he turned pro just after winning the AAU title the local papers agreed that he had made a mistake...
Geography definately plays a roll and more specifically New York. You werent breaking into New York as an outsider unless you either made an...
Ezzard Charles didnt have 1/10 the press momentum turning pro that Robinson had. He fought LaMotta because LaMotta was a drawing card. LaMotta...
For a guy who supposedly wasnt out to neat the best he has one of the deepest resumes in history. Within just over a year of turning pro he had...
I dont subscribe to the idea that Robinson had an easier path. That assumes that the other fighters supposedly had to fight tougher opposition to...
I suspect he was great but he couldnt really prove it because he was sandwiched between two all time greats, Duran and Cervantes. As it stood I...
Dempsey was so uncompetetive that I cant believe this would be the case.
I think despite beating guys like Shavers and Lyle later Jerry was a better fighter in 68 than he was later so that doesnt really help Leotis IMO....
Good lord, the fact that boxing is watered down today and has nowhere near the depth of talent isnt even up for debate. Anyone trying to pretend...
