Would Schmeling then round out your top five of first rate characters Burt, or might somebody else fit the bill?
Round one of Patterson-Johansson III. Any punch might produce a knockdown, and it could come from either man. I don't know that I've ever seen a...
This would have been a bad match for Gomez, at Hector's best weight, and I think Wilfredo knew it.
As the only American Gold Medalist from Munich, I think the handling and promotion of Seales was botched. Ray himself made a point of mentioning...
I've long suspected this injury diminished him far more for Tunney than he ever let on. In his 1977 autobiography, he merely mentioned in passing...
Hamsho-Minter Hagler-Hamsho I Jim Watt-Charlie Nash You can't go wrong with the 130 pound top men of the post Arguello era, Navarrete, Boza...
Kenty can be tricky to project in a fantasy pairing. The aggressive stalking manner of his title run was not his natural perimeter stick and move...
True, but I would like to see the aging Zale get more credit for having that second defense against Graziano. Tony nearly got killed in their...
As well as Loucif Hamani. Marv's right jab was in reality what Liston's left jab was in legend. It was one of his power shots, a punch he really...
There are also a few who thought Ali did better against Berbick than the scoring reflected, while Larry got the short end of the stick in the...
Chuvalo was much the better puncher and better fighter. Being shorter, George would also get under him and belabor Cobb's body. Whether it was...
My favorite example. It was said of Louis and Liston that they could knock out a man with a jab, but the closest I remember seeing a heavyweight...
Zale is commonly considered among the top five body punchers of all time, along with such luminaries as Frazier, Dempsey and Duran. This is...
Tyrone Crawley-Robin Blake. The Butterfly stands flatfooted in mid ring with a much taller and more powerful hometown hero, and boxes his ears off...
Kevin Rooney was 15-0, while Joseph Nsubuga acquitted himself honorably in losing to Duran. Although neither had ever won a bout scheduled for...
