With hindsight, given what happened when they did meet, I’d call it ‘wise’.
All good, Rummy!
I like Marciano here by later rounds KO.
I think we’re probably splitting hairs a bit. I’m not questioning Jones’s greatness in and of itself. It’s really only when you measure him...
I had Larry by two points. He probably deserved the nod but it was close enough Spinks could conceivably have won it - not by a 3 point margin,...
I don’t think so. The nature of the losses make a difference to how he’s perceived. Losing some points defeats towards the end of his career would...
The big difference between post prime defeats from the likes of Robinson and even Ali is that they were not knocked out. Jones was laid comatose...
If LaMotta and Hagler are 10/10 in the chin department, Robinson’s probably a 9/10. Not the greatest chin of all time, but a very, very good one...
I forgot about the Berg KO - that’s a great mention.
Milton McCrory v Colin Jones
No. 1 at lightweight. Somewhere in the all-time p4p top 10.
Strong argument as the greatest defensive fighter of all time. I used to rank him higher p4p than I do now. Had he picked up the lightweight title...
Didn’t really know the backstory to this fight until I read it on boxrec:...
@Richard M Murrieta - you’ve been a class act on here from day one. Keep posting!
Was it getting a bit too nicey-nicey for you, escudo? :lol:
