There is no doubt that he retired too soon. He definitely had a lot of good fights left in him.
Try John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion if you want more on Sullivan's fighting.
Frazier just too relentless, too strong.
Completely agree Chaney. I do though, think that Ali needed Frazier III to seal the deal on his legacy. Otherwise he'd be 1-1 with Frazier. Having...
Check out Zakman's really nice and well written review on the eastside homepage.
Nick, I think you said it very well. When I saw it live I thought Bowe deserved to retain his title. I also think that when a fight is delayed 20...
Joe Louis.
I'm usually quite polite but this has to be the stupidest matchup I have ever seen on these boards. Marciano by KO. EASILY.
I fully expected Klit-Lewis to be a great fight, which it was. Not sure why you thought it would be a dud. Klit had never been knocked out, and...
I don't think Slavin would have beaten Sullivan, and when Australians saw Sullivan on his exhibition tour, even they thought so. Slavin was a...
One of the saddest stories in boxing, because if you saw him against Evander in the amateurs, you'd know the guy could fight. Like Tony Ayala, he...
NEVER. If he fights Glen again he'll get KO'd again.
Don't rush. Either stand in the center of the ring, or calmly but persistently move in on him, but with relaxation, not with big rushing bursts,...
Agree with your premise generally/in the abstract, because you are correct that an old vet past his prime can often school a young-un. However, in...
The fight was a total joke. Don't even try to sell it. Cooper didn't even try. He wasn't even hurt actually. He decided just to quit after doing...
