I think it would be very close , not very different than the Canelo fights ... Jake was at his best faster and a better volume/combination puncher...
No contest , Bivol .. faster, smarter, better combinations ... a decision win ..
We don't have Dempsey's prime because of his post Willard inactivity. We don't hav e Johnson's prime because his late 20's against his best...
A brave and not crazy statement .. by his own admissions after two rounds Ali was already tired ... the cut was a huge break for him ...
You're spot on regardless ..
He wasn't the 60's Ali he was a different style fighter but I agree that and Frazier 2 he was his best post exile ..
Interesting as I think I read all of them but I do not doubt you .. BTW, nice to see you back !
Where did the Dempsey quote come from ? It is interesting but I never saw it before ..
Keep in mind LaLonde was eighteen months post Hagler and Hearns was over two years ... Ray was long in the tooth and still a highly inactive...
Get real , two alphabet belts ... what a load of crap .. sell that on General please .. Duran at 39 was not Duran at 29 .. he could stiul;l fight...
He said it to promote the fight but the bottom line was it was not his natural weight and Ray knew this and knew making him drop weight would...
He would not fight LaLonde, a limited light heavyweight unless Donny dropped to 168, a weight far below his natural, For the money LaLonde did it,...
It was terrible opponent selection .. he clearly underrated the explosive Norris ... I actually saw Ray sparring a few days before the fight in a...
I happen to like Fury a lot and feel he is a courageous guy but really don't know where to rank him .. he essentially decisioned a painfully slow...
For sheer anything can happen it's got to be Hearns ... all four were dynamite ..
