The rematch, on the other hand, could conceivably be scored a draw. I think I still had Lewis ahead when I watched it originally but only by a...
My first thought was no, but having watched the footage and paused at the exact point the punch connects, I think it could be. It’s captured just...
Nope, not letting it lie!
Yeah, I mean, it’s all pretty obvious, isn’t it? I guess not to everyone, though!
Very true - Charles, Greb, Tunney… I don’t think any other division has a consensus no. 1 who never became champion. Not that that was Charles’s...
Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis only won a title in one weight class. Harry Greb only won a world title in one weight class. Adrien Broner won world...
Azumah Nelson-Jim McDonnell, 1989
Leaving aside demonstrably terrible human beings who have committed horrendous crimes like Tony Ayala and Carlos Baldomir, these are fighters I...
Good posts and good thread, all!
Thanks for recommending this one, D. Terrific scrap! Here’s my write up: Kevin Kelley v Ricardo Rivera Kevin Kelley must have thought he’d have...
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Yeah, I thought of McClellan-Mugabi too. I’m not sure either about the expectations. Mugabi was on a downward curve after the Norris KO so I doubt...
There aren’t that many that fit the exact criteria, I don’t think. Maybe some in the early 20th century that I’m not aware of, but I think that’s...
Can you be way too low if you’re 3rd?
Perhaps the order isn’t right in relation to some other fighters, but I wouldn’t say Conteh has no place in a light-heavyweight top 30....
