1947 Joe Louis would get an immediate rematch with JJW and win back the title. Probably in the eleventh just as he did in their real time...
All questionable,Fergy. I'd actually forgotten the one that REALLY......REALLY annoyed me. Mate Parlov - John Conteh. A hometown decision and a...
........how differently,or similarly would boxing history have panned out? For example,suppose that Jersey Joe Walcott had been given the nod...
That's the decider for me too.
Walcott by a country mile. Jersey Joe was an accomplished champion while Buster was a one trick pony.
Bowe breaks Michael down within five rounds. Too big etc.
Choosing the best 175lb man ever is a stiff task. But I'd more than likely plump for Archie and his old nemesis,Ezzard Charles.
Good points. Yeah "Interim Champion" What the hell's THAT all about?
Answer is yes only if Bowe causes Big George's eyes and face to swell up a la Alex Stewart. Otherwise the fight would go to the cards.
Hearns' style still wrong for Duran but he does n't blow him out double quickly as in their real fight. Hearns by stoppage within six rounds.
I went with the consensus of the time,Fergy. I thought that Holyfield would do well among the bigger boys and earn a lot of money but that Tyson...
Yes. It was definitely the eighties when the rot set in. The various boxing commisions should have been adult and encouraged more unification bouts.
After a bit of thought your comment has made me rethink my opinion on this. Yes,I now agree that Liston's skillset was superior to Big Daddy's.
Fin Tutuola is another "No messing" kind of cop whom I like.
Well put,Scartissue. I'll always remember upcoming fights being discussed in the school classroom and slightly later in the workplace in great...
