Okay. I concede to the point about a younger Ezz - I am assuming that this Ezz is pre-Baroudi - a less aggressive Ezz isn't going to help him. He...
Ali didn't just heavily rely on clinching - he clinched and he boxed in between. Look at all his signature wins. He throws leather. Every great...
Likewise, fighters tend to talk up fighters that they demolished. Ego ego and ego.
I'm not disagreeing with the premise. Whilst slick, I don't feel that Ezz was elusive enough to deal with Bowe. Rocco forced him into a fight and...
The thing is, Ezzard's natural frame is so far behind in size compared to Bowe. If he bulks up to 205 - 210 lbs, he won't likely retain the same...
Eubank after Watson RJJ after McClellan and Benn's fight.
Charles boxes smarter than Holyfield, employing double and triple jabs, disengaging and keeping Riddick having to reset his feet, but I fear that...
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It was really weird how he could be lulled into being passive. He should have stepped on the gas with Duran and come out southpaw versus Leonard....
Some of the more textbook defensive moves, IMO, were deffo borne out of the necessity brought about by the realisation that he wasn't the same...
Not the same manner of defeat and although he held to break up play pre-exile, post FOTC Ali was a lot more intentional with his clinch work. The...
10 weeks after beeating the ATG, Barney Ross, Hammerin' Henry fights without his gumshield, swallowing his own blood to wrestle a title away from...
Not considered a defensive fighter as such, but every bit of his early training was regimented to make him elusive - "make them miss and make them...
His chin is up there but no, not the absolute best in the division. He was excellent at absorbing punishment and making his opponent hesitate....
His ability to read a fight and adjust was elite. Often fighters need a rematch to reflect and work out the kinks and correct strategies. Doing...
