Ali was always so much in these guy's heads that Earnie was absolutely concerned about punching himself out early or being reckless and caught ......
So were basically saying not till close to age forty while still fighting terrific opposition .. McCallum was an exceptional fighter ...
One word, speed.
He was a physical marvel of sorts in his brief prime ... a true fighting man, as his autobiography was titled, a 19th Century Gladiator ... it was...
The shot in round two was full extension and early in the fight flush on Ali's face and knocked him halfway across the ring and had him badly...
This was discussed on The Way It Was ... Walcott says Joe said he was sorry and Louis responded he said that to ever title opponent after they...
No question.
God bless Earnie, a man I met several times and a great fella but even he takes a back seat to Deontay for pure one shot P4P power ... never saw a...
Louis has become a second division champion to so many today .. too small, too slow, fought bums, bad chin, whatever ... I've also read with...
Look Corbett was a magnificent athlete but watching him on film is almost painful ... he was a transitionary figure in a very preliminary period...
Interesting .. obviously the two knockdowns matter but like you mentioned it was a round and not a point basis so not as much on the score total ..
You’re debating w a guy who is romanticizing a fighter with revised facts. It’s amusing but don’t expect any traction
I greatly disagree with your assessment of Foreman's skills.
all itrevelant , it’s styles. Mercer was actually thicker and extremely strong, mobile and took a insane punch. Mercer was an Olympic gold medal...
George Foreman has become the most overrated heavyweight champion in history. If only the best of career one and two could have been merged but it...
