Dempsey was actually in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest earning boxer of all time (including post career money making refereeing...
Foreman was a complete freak of nature with respect to his combination of chin, physical strength and punching power. In 1981, an aging,...
Johnson was the Ali of his day with respect to hand speed (among other things), something sometimes difficult to clearly discern on the inferior...
Watt had terrifically developed rhythm and timing. While actually slower than most lightweights, these qualities enabled him to overcome that...
Tony could be hurt and dropped, while Stan had the stamina to knock out Joe Thomas in 32 rounds, on top of his power. This is somebody who went 20...
Benny by clear decision. He finishes the job started by Meldrick and Pernell. JCC had that body attack, but Tendler hammered Leonard's body with...
Yeah, but Joe is heart and soul enhanced. He's got the guts.
Saddler-Pep III & IV are compulsory inclusions when such a thread is created.
To me, he just abruptly came of age on February 25, 1964, much as Holmes did near the conclusion of the opening round in Shavers I. Sometimes,...
The faster and younger man with better stamina. No amount of preparation and motivation would have allowed Sonny to overcome the deficits he had...
You mean after Lewiston, if Sonny didn't perform down to their preferences? Malcolm had a measure of security too, and a family to protect. He...
Mainstream America despised him. Any loon with a gun could have taken a shot at him from any place in the social spectrum. "Reason to fear" is one...
Malcolm X was bumped off by the NOI on February 21, 1965. Sonny's rematch with Ali came on May 25. I'm among those who believes Liston, when he...
I never said whether or not I believe Wepner, simply repeated what he said. I was never hit by both Foreman and Liston in competition like he was....
George stopped Chuck in three rounds the same way Mathis and Bugner stopped him in three rounds-by turning his face into a bloody mess. But...
