I don't know what happened to Roy but the speed was frightening ... I have never seen a drop like it ... I believe he never had a great chin but...
All Bowe ..
It was significant .. he supposedly partied quite a bit, his speed dropped, he was hit easier than usual , he was inactive , fighting once a year...
I like Conteh as a cool and charismatic guy but Qwai would chew him up ..
Duran was an exceptional fighter but I don't see him beating a prime Ray Robinson at Ray's best weight .. in addition , Robinson was a huge two...
Loughran, a light heavy without terrific strength or power went fifteen. I’d say If Hagler fought to survive sure. Primo would win but I can see...
Has Hopkins ever been in an exciting fight ? Likely a dull fight , close decision one way or the other ..
Pretty solid post and likely accurate but he'd have taken quite a beating along the way ..
At the moment , Fury is most overrated .. M. Tyson the most underrated ..
There were advances in training with weights, etc but I feel a trade off is the volume of fights, experience etc ...
First off, terrific post ! The issue about old timers vs today starts with there is no definitive line that crosses over .. there is no doubt...
Ali vs Liston although Sonny was already older and had been highly inactive. Patterson over Ingo 2
Honneyghan vs Curry Trinadad vs Reid Hagler vs Hearns Rosario vs Bramble Rosario vs Camacho
Napoles a much better fighter but Barkley a much bigger man ..
It's possible to know Rockt was a great fighter but pick others as possibly over him ... I say Sam Langford .. Dempsey I just don't know but...