In other words, I don't think Bey was a lesser challenger than Page, whether Page was WBA champ or not.
Bey was coming off a win over Page, to be fair. In fact, if I remember rightly, Page became WBA champion because Bey turned down the chance to...
This sums up what was wrong with that style : [MEDIA]
I used to love watching his fights. But he boxed in a foolish style. You can't expect to get away with that when you're in with decent fighters.
Mike Costello has been good on the radio. Laura and Maya are good looking birds and professional TV presenters, but come on ....
He fought Jones twice and was KO'd twice. He never beat Jones.
Yeah, Holmes was taking challengers who weren't considered much good at the time. The other options were Tucker and Bruno, who were considered...
Perhaps it has something to do with Manny Pacquiao being one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Whereas David Haye .....
No, I think Tucker turned down the Holmes opportunity. Tucker was 27-0 at the time but had faced no one worth mentioning really.
He raped boys as well. Didn't mention it in the book.
They were already lining up Michael Spinks for that May date as well, but it seems Butch Lewis was smart enough to say Spinks needed more time....
I read that Carl Williams was brought in for the May 1985 fight with Holmes after Tony Tucker turned down the chance.
If it's not going to be PPV main event then surely it's a good fight that should be made. Most people here were complaining about the decision. It...
Joe Louis was impressive at age 21.
I think Jack Britton should be on there. Basilio is too high.
