One of the best heavyweight bouts of the 1970s. And as we all know,with the talent and great fights of that decade,that is really saying something.
Very interesting one,Fergy. Thinking about the top heavyweight contenders who were around in the latter part of the thirties,I can't see anyone...
RIP Kirkland. Condolences to his loved ones. When it came to sheer talent he was up there with the very best. Shame that the two words most...
I really enjoyed watching it.
Plus the fact that Lennox did n't turn pro until he was two months short of his 24th birthday thus having far less wear and tear on his body than...
Although not a classic like their first bout,it was still a great battle between two warriors. I scored it as a Hearns win but not by the runaway...
Muhammad Ali (In spite of all his flaws) Ken Norton
When the Donald Curry-Lloyd Honeyghan fight was arranged I,like most,thought that Curry was a prohibitive favourite. Even though Lloyd was very...
1970-1978 covers a lot of "Ali" His 1970s best was circa 1972-74. He declined steadily from 1975 onwards. No disrespect to Chissora,whom I...
I agree. The Ali of the second Frazier bout was better than his FOTC incarnation. Muhammad may have lost a little speed in between the years...
1971 Ali still a little rusty for Holmes who wins a close one. Ali wins rematch by narrow UD or split. Holmes stops an exhausted Foreman by...
We'll omit the Jumbo Cummings debacle of 1981.
McIlvanney On Boxing - Hugh McIlvanney. This book takes some beating. Magnificent read. Muhammad Ali: His Life And Tmes.
In a timeswitch a 28 year old Larry Holmes fights Buster Mathis in 1968 then follows Joe Frazier's timeline in all Joe's title defences in...
Shame that Jerry and Joe Bugner never got it on. There was a brief window circa 1973-74 when these two were the best of the rest behind the Big 4...
