That's true but the rematch clause on the second fight was a two-way clause, a "two fight deal". So, if Fury had lost it would probably be the...
It shouldn't be allowed. Not even in a voluntary defence, nevermind when they somehow get it attached to a mandatory.
Norton was the man to beat in 1978. Shavers was "#1 contender" in 1979. Then for most of Holmes's reign there was no clear #1 contender. Weaver in...
Funnily enough, Wilder's already seemed to have nailed Fury onto a "worst of three" deal !
:lol: The "worst of three", because they would still give them only 1 win to 2 losses .... I can almost hear Hearn now : "But it's the third...
Eddie Hearn is certainly not the only culprit currently, but the Whyte-Povetkin "final eliminator" with a one-way rematch clause in case Whyte...
I don't agree with them in any instance. Immediate rematches should be based on a close or controversial result. Not on a contract signed before...
I checked, Tony Tucker was 199 pounds according to boxrec, in his pro debut, against Chuck Gardner. He was a couple of months shy of his 22nd...
Yes, I think he lost a lot of agility and some speed when he went well into the 240s. I agree with you on the Ruddock fight, it is definitely one...
I don't buy into this "super heavyweight" thing at all, but if a super-heavyweight is defined as 6'4 or more, and let's say 17 stone (238 pounds...
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I can't see that at all. Lewis's best win is probably a 36/37 old Holyfield who'd beat battered in a trilogy with Bowe 4-7 years earlier. Ray...