Don't forget dominance of a well prepared 29-1-0 Mathis, or his derailing of the 6'5" 20-1-1 Middleton. Neither recovered from their encounters...
My favorites during the time I followed boxing were Sammy Serrano and Eusebio Pedroza. Both had highly proficient elbows. Cheating is about more...
Blame the inspiration on Pachilles. It's all his fault.:D
No, a detached retina forced Leotis into premature retirement after Liston. Otherwise, Martin may have gotten a shot at Joe. Just how did his...
I don't think Ali ever really did adapt, except with improved conditioning and speed in the second fights, then championship guts and toughness in...
This is mine as well. One minute into round 12, Mike buckled John into the ropes with a big counter hook, but that was his only real moment into...
Where Tony really blew that one was by reverting to street fighter mode following that knockdown. His corner instructed him emphatically to stay...
Indeed this is true, and very few greats (if any) are always at their absolute best in the opening round. Louis was known to take a nap in his...
How familiar are you with his interviews and manner of speaking? Ali said Archie was the one opponent who gave better than he got in the trash...
You well know I've said this before ad nauseum, but others here may need to be reminded of my past protests that Smoke wasn't always as slow a...
Well, Greb drank ale in training for Walker. Alcohol kills germs, so maybe it makes some sense. Kate Hepburn went with Bogart, Bacall and Huston...
Archie was insistent that he did not use a ghost writer, but at the least he should have used a proof reader, if not also doing that himself. I...
I've said this in the past, but it really struck me when visiting the IBHOF in Canastota that the largest fist cast on display when I was there...
Perhaps someday, a sequel poem will answer M. J. McMahon's tribute, which assured that the Nonpareil would not remain forgotten after all. "But...
Qawi seemed to be by far the more efficient and skilled of the two. Holyfield just gutted it out with sheer work rate and exertion. Evander was...
