Yes, a good point. Lyle's one of my favorites, and I think he could win this, but I could also easily see him losing it. Bonecrusher was...
I was living in Maine at the time he beat Gamache. The whole state was devastated when Nazarov came to town.
Frazier W15 Ali
Hagler. My impression was that Ray had put forth the supreme effort and edged the fight. I question whether he could've done better, whereas...
Tough, tough call. Earnie would outwork Joe for most of the fight. He'd win 7 of the first 8 rounds. And then things would get interesting....
Some of it is just the musings of embittered old timers, talking about the good old days. Some of it is that boxing fans get too personally...
Sanders-Klitschko by far. I think there was a sense that McCall's punch was a fluke, and also a legitimate complaint that the fight was stopped...
As a previous poster implied, any fighter's resume can be torn up in hindsight. At the time Grant and Golota appeared to be very stiff...
Well man, I admire your courage in saying that, though I fear for your life. But not from me...I think Ali was often not a very interesting guy...
johnmaff36, yes I agree with you that some of the fights in the original post were not controversial. It's not anybody's fault that Quarry was a...
Morrison, Cooney, Moorer, Cooper....George fought plenty of guys who could punch. I just think Bruno would be intimidated by Foreman, whereas...
Norton was still near-peak and in the opinions of many, the number one heavyweight in the world at the time. Larry won convincingly in my...
Well frankenfrank, I will actually step forward and commend you for daring to criticize Ali...for many fans, he's simply way beyond criticism, and...
On his very best night, Leon could outwork Lyle. But most of the time Lyle would take him out in under five rounds.
The Duran who beat Leonard would take care of Floyd, no problem.