Didn't Ali himself say it was Rudi Lubbers?
Pretty even match-up, I think. Who do you guys pick?
Of course it did.
Nice to hear some love for Earnie. He actually gets picked on a lot for his stamina, chin, etc, and for some of the guys he lost to. But...
Nice piece, FastHands....I agree. I've been disappointed in some of the Norton coverage lately...about how he was the only champ to not be...
One of my childhood heroes and in my top 3 all-time. Had some hard luck, but never turned in to an *******. Seemed like a nice person and the...
Bless you, RockSplitNose....you have called it correctly. The whole world was pro-Ali at the time and no one would allow him to lose. Spinks...
I come from the same planet as you. LOTS of people feel Shavers deserved at least a draw. I'm not one to be fooled by movement and light-fisted...
Houdini, you authoritative know-it-all. The reason why there wasn't controversy after Ali-Shavers is this: Because the commentators were...
Oh, so "The Greatest" loses to the weakest lineal champion in history...and it means nothing? How ironic.
Foreman vs. Lyle
"I wanted to drive his (Jesse Ferguson's) nose in to his brain" - Michael Gerard Tyson
I agree. I watched so many of those light-heavy fights on network TV at the time. Things were very competitive, and then Spinks finally came...
The more I think about it, yes, Leon Spinks has to be the answer. He went in to his fight with Ali at 6-0-1. When he upset Ali, all contenders...
Do you mean twinkle-toed, feather-fisted Ali or your Mythical Ali?
