Ali was nowhere near his prime when he lost to Frazier and Norton. His prime years ended with the Folley fight. Period. Ali outpointed Jones...
IMO, Floyd Patterson is overrated as a heavyweight by many of the posters on this forum. He was a very nice, soft-spoken man. That makes it easy...
Burns may have had a good chance against McVey, but I still wouldn't rate him anywhere near the top 20 heavyweights or the top 100 all time. To be...
Dempsey hurt Willard early, and after that he was able to fight as sloppy as he wished. He threw all kinds of roundhouse punches and was wide...
Savold is a very interesting fighter to watch, especially against Bruce Woodcock, but he would be way too small for today's heavyweights.
I agree with one and three. IMO Louis would lose to more heavyweights of the past 30 years, largely because of size, than many fans think, but not...
You're kidding, of course?!!
I always admired Jimmy Ellis' sneak right.
Everyone knew about his eye issues at the time. I remember watching his very first pro fight on television and the problems were discussed then...
Lightweight Bobby Woods of Spokane was thrown to the wolves like no other fighter in history. Started as a pro at 15. Fought Willie Pep, Harold...
I've watched this film and another film version of the fight with more footage and I am at a loss to figure out how McFarland could have been...
Just a simple comment. The U. S. Supreme Court, which is the last and most important word on legal matters in the United States, ruled that Clay...
I think it's the timing of the fight, more than anything else, that makes the fight in retrospect seem more important than it was viewed at the...
No, I'm from Seattle and have collected stuff about Steele a long time. I'm just glad to see him getting some long-deserved recognition.
Sorry, fellas, Freddie Steele's my man. You can't have him!!
