A thread for naming a great fighter and then picking their greatest weakness. This can be a perceived technical weakness or something more...
From an unpromising premise this has turned into a great thread that is a celebration of why we love boxing. I don’t have first hand experience...
@George Crowcroft - fill yer boots…
My problem is where to rank the likes of Charley Burley, Holman Williams and the other fantastic black fighters from that era (Bert Lytell, Jack...
From a non-US perspective, I can say that cricket is a sport where the past performers tend to be more venerated than modern competitors. For...
Re the Chavez loss early in his career: https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Julio_Cesar_Chavez_vs._Miguel_Ruiz
A few places higher - top 25 is possible. Look what being unbeaten has done to Floyd’s legacy.
I like this one and agree with you about the outcome.
Excellent list, albeit not both ATGs.
Good one. Leonard-Norris also.
Do you think Moore would have beaten Ali if Moore was in his prime?
… which would have had a different winner if both were prime. Name some.
Yeah, he’s top 10. He has an argument for top 5 too. There were better fighters at the weight but his overall body of work as a committed 140...
I don’t know that this is a heresy but Ken Norton should be 3-0 over Muhammad Ali (according to my scorecards) and not 1-2 as the official results...
Just one? Cornelius Boza-Edwards. He fought out of the UK so he’s adopted British as far as I’m concerned and he was the most exciting fighter...
