I think, it's simply a list of the BEST fighters of the present era. Has got nothing to do with PPV sales.
We can always nitpick… but overall a pretty decent list. And with a strong lineup like that, it's hard to buy into the idea that boxing is dying!
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Using the date of pro debut to determine their era, really muddles the picture. A boxer clearly belongs to the era, where he did most of his work,...
What exactly is the criteria? Are we talking resume, legacy, popularity, impact on the sport - or is it simply a list of the 25 BEST (in your...
The champion with one of the longest, most powerful jabs in HW history, against a stiff, can't-slip-a-jab-if-my-life-depended-on-it guy? Hmm,...
Physically there's not much between them, as Ward likely would be comfortable around 185, if he doesn't have to make weight. Tunney does have a 5...
Yes... doesn't get much better than that one!
Couldn't agree more! Of course the best boxers from the turn of the last century couldn't beat today's best… but so what? Shouldn't we honor them...
Can you please clarify what you mean. Do you mean who took the fewest fights to became world champ... … or are you looking for the world champ...
I remember Cool did a preview for Frazier-Foreman 1 in the Australian mag... where he predicted George would completely manhandle Frazier and stop...
The thread title says prime Jeff vs prime Lennox - so what has that got to do with a 6'1, 200 lbs Lewis?
If those who saw him, and were hugely impressed, were still alive half a century later… they would of course still hold him in high regard. If...
Because he probably WAS the best they'd ever seen - 120 years ago!
I think you're reading me all wrong! I'm not a modernista. I have no preference - except that I like good boxing, whenever it took/takes place. I...
