This is a forgotten classic and a favourite fight of mine and I know @George Crowcroft is a fan too. In retrospect, for pure action, this was the...
Been enjoying some Rafael Ruelas fights this weekend thanks to @William Walker. I always liked Ruelas - he was a bit like a poor man’s Felix...
Greb (Tunney) too
Just watched John Montes v Freddie Pendleton on YouTube - a few rounds (6, 7 and 8) missing but definitely worth a watch.
@roughdiamond put me on to John Duddy v Yori Boy Campas. A very hard fight with a great final round.
Another good one is Cuevas v Harold Weston. Weston was as tough as they come.
The current scoring in this poll is about as close as their actual fight in ‘78.
Definitely not great but looked very good for a while. Completely agree with @DirtyDan’s post above. He was rushed back in after the Trinidad...
Would have been a decent scrap at featherweight back in the day. Morales would have won but it would have been entertaining. Now… well, I won’t be...
Love Salido - was in a lot of tremendous fights, the definition of an honest pro. Bizarrely, I went to check on Boxrec when this fight took...
I don’t think you’ll ever see a situation like that again. Two undefeated world champions, both with a legitimate claim to the title, deciding who...
For Carlos: Going into the Gomez fight, you were probably the favourite even though you were going up a division. Every time I watch the fight, I...
I’ve crunched all the data and it’s a difference of 47.3 fights.
In my view, the number of genuine heavyweight greats isn’t that many - 15 at a push. But the division does boast two fighters who are conceivably...
