In other words how would Ken have done against the belt holders of the 1980s who were n't looked upon as THE champion by serious boxing fans. We...
RIP Earnie. A fine fighter of the Golden Age of big men with a right hand that was a bazzooka. A really nice guy by all accounts too.
Roberto Duran Marvin Hagler Sugar Ray Leonard In no particular order. I so wanted to put Monzon in there but I think that these three just about...
It's interesting to note that,to all appearances,Muhammad hurt Joe Frazier more than he did Ken.
Yes,it does make for very sad reading,does n't it? Very sobering for all of us who are thrilled by boxing.
Last time I watched it I had the third fight scored 9 - 6 for Norton but some of the rounds were very close. I'll have to focus on the first ten...
In a way,though,Ken was even harder for Muhammad stylistically than Joe was. Ali was in the same form for the second fight with Frazier as he...
True. If Ali of 1967 gets a 10 the Ali of second bout with Ken gets,maybe,8.5 or a 9.
That's consensual. No argument about that.
Like most I thought that it was going to be an easy one for Tyson as he was on a good run of form and Holyfield seemed to have reached the end of...
I reckon that's about right. Both men were at their best - as far as against each other goes - in that second fight. Ken thought his weight was a...
And Ken was carrying extra weight like Muhammad was.
Good analyisis. Maybe Muhammad and Ken were on a comparable slow downhill trajectory between 1973-76. Most think that if there'd been a fourth...
Very good question. Depends on how both performed in the third fight. Who would have won? I've always gone back and forth on this question....
Alan Minter - Emile Griffith
