Out of those listed in the heavyweight column,I'd only place Johnson,Louis,Langford,Tunney and Dempsey above Marciano.
Number 20 ATG is a very fair assessment.
A still capable Floyd makes the early running pointswise over Joe who starts off even slower than he usually does. Would n't surprise me if...
Jimmy Young. His decline after losing a very close one to Ken Norton was nothing short of alarming. One year post Norton losing twice to Ossie...
Excellent choice,Mike ! Yes,it was one great scrap. Compulsive viewing from start to finish,and who knows who would have turned out the winner...
Providing Bugner keeps his workrate up he wins a clear decision. Joe has the skills to outbox 'The Duke' and the chin to withstand his best shots.
Muhammad wins this by around five points - Would be the Ali of their second bout plus more stamina and workrate in the middle/late rounds. Still...
A very.....very tough one to call. My top 3 are - 1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Harry Greb 3. Hank Armstrong Will have to seriously think about...
Hi there. I agree that Muhammad was never the same after Manila but he did WIN the bout.
I'm with you totally. IMO,Ron could have been badly hurt had the fight continued.
JJ does very well in the early going,maybe even dropping Joe. Eventually,though,Frazier's pressure and relentless punching cuts Walcott down....
Muhammad certainly took a battering in his fight with 'The Acorn' But I still score it as an Ali win. By about two rounds.
I was also woken by my Dad telling me of the result in Zaire - "Ali won. He knocked Foreman out in the eighth round" Precious memories.
I was just under four months short of my 16th birthday. At school the following morning all of us kids in the Ali camp were gutted.
Hands - Both men's were extremely fast with the edge going to Floyd. Feet - Muhammad easily.
