His power was certainly underrated. I think it might have been Ken Norton who said that hitting Ali was like punching cement. Sugar Ray Leonard...
Will to win. Ali had The Uncanny ability to know what had to be done,and to push through seemingly beyond what was possible to win.
The ring is the ultimate laboratory at times. He was out weighed by 41lbs vs Ali. He was the first to draw blood vs Ali. He also had a ton of...
How much differently do we look at Patterson if gets the decisions versus Quarry and Ellis?
Hopefully, when Cuba opens up we will get to see this one.
Thanks, perspective helps!
I can't argue with any of that, just not sure where the cut off is.
Agreed, it also turns on how much you value and evaluate aggression and ring generalship.
I think he was disdainful, too much pride. I don't think he had a ton of respect for Ray. He considered himself a blue collar old school...
Solid copy :good
I have a pretty good collect of Rings, 40's through 70's, by no means complete as I am sure many others do as well. It would be cool if there was...
Someone needs to write a good Napoles biography.
I remember thinking that it was crazy that Foreman chose Lyle for his comeback. I don't think it would go down that way today.
Wow, I like it. I would mix in George Foreman and early Tommy Hearns.
Clay? Hearns won their rematch. Hagler would not have messed around inthe return, Leonard knew it and made sure it didn't happen.
