Also, Elmer Rush against Sonny Liston. Ray Anderson against Bob Foster.
Ali, of course, though he moved in and out enough to make his fights interesting. Leonard falls in this category. Haven't seen Pastrano, Del...
Willie Pep
Bimstein, Amadee, Izzy Kline, Jack Brady, Jimmy Wilson, Johnny Coulon, Whitey Esneault
Sure, I'm making some assumptions about the punching power of fighters I've never seen but only read about. How are you going to even discuss...
I think psychology would have been important. Baer was really intimidated by Louis. If Liston had as good a reputation when he fought Baer as he...
Greb never caught the bombs that Ali and Frazier did from each other.
Yeah, they basically ended each other's careers. It reads like a Greek Tragedy.
True, he was on a downward trajectory, but he was the champion and he was defending his title on a regular basis in spite of it all.
I agree that he CONVINCED THE WORLD that he was a great champion during his post-exile years, but I still believe that the pre-exile Ali would...
I think Leonard's "comeback" was more opportunistic than impressive. He was coming off a three-year voluntary, self-imposed layoff so he could...
You're big point seems to be that Oscar would have a 5-1/2" reach advantage over Marciano. Marciano handled many good fighters who had reach...
Okay, here's a serious reply: Joe Louis -- reach 76" Rex Layne -- reach 75" Archie Moore -- reach 75" Jersey Joe Walcott -- reach 74" Roland La...
Billy Graham
