He was still only 20 years old when the war shelved him, with tremendous experience already accrued. There was some controversy over whether or...
No, but what Cuevas did four months later to Angel Espada in lifting the WBA WW crown at age 18 deserves honorable mention. By the time he turned...
Having something of a sadistic streak, I enjoy squash matches like this. Bob wasn't like Louis, Dempsey or Marciano, in that he could have...
Tunney got Dempsey 2X, Tommy Gibbons, then there's Carp. After that, I'd guess that Spalla might be the next strongest puncher on Gene's resume.
Joey UDs the SRL of the Hagler fight. Ray was then fighting in spurts, and no longer had the speed of his welterweight days. Nor was he as...
We seem to be zeroing in on Ali more than anybody else. Big Cat, Liston, Mac Foster, Foreman, Lyle and Shavers were all punchers of the first...
His knockout of Satterfield replays over and over in my mind as I read this thread. Few who saw him prior to Baroudi's death would have questioned...
I included names which others might have excluded, and vice versa. Beyond that, I'd want Boucher to be more specific on defining who constitutes...
This can be pretty tricky and subjective, according to how you define a "real banger" Boucher. I'll toss out some names for you, and you can add...
Tony Perez blew the call. It wasn't any more of a valid knockdown than what Wepner did to Ali. (And does anybody need to guess which referee ruled...
Patterson an egomaniac?:huh (Unless you don't consider Floyd truly great. But the man was on top in 1956, and defeated Bonavena in 1972. I think...
Luis "Lumumba" Estaba made his professional debut at age 29 plus six months and two weeks. (Born 8-13-1967, debuted 2-18-1967.) Lumumba won the...
Duran-Cuevas all over again. I think Tony would probably start off well with body shots just as Pipino did, then El Cholo would adjust. That was...
This would be attrition, and Jerry would get ground down and halted. If he was at his smartest, he could move and counter for a while, but...
Excellent recap largely expressing my own sentiments. I've never understood how Marv could hold up his fists at a prefight conference, proclaim...
