After Manila Foreman has the physical advantages. By 1976 Ali is 34 and feeling it while George is only 27. However it is the mentality of both...
Ali would have but Holmes was still 35 when he fought Michael. The fight was in September '85 and Larry hit 36 two months afterwards.
I agree with ETM's take. After the first it was all Hagler.
Maybe but he'd definitely lose the majority of the matches.
Lyle too powerful in this one. It was good that Bellew won last night. Haye went way...way over the top with the trash talking.
George was freakishly strong. Especially first time around and it took a still very dangerous incarnation of Muhammad Ali to beat him.
The 1971 FOTC merits a mention too.
Quarry II Norton II Frazier II Shavers Bonavena The firstn three being (along with the Foreman bout) Muhammad's best performances,formwise...
Yes but that Nunn stoppage was very much a one off. Kalambay was usually very durable. Nonetheless the Hitman has enough in his arsenal to take...
Jimmy would start well but Ken eventually grinds him down to force a late rounds stoppage.
Would no doubt be a top contender for number one,pound for pound,in any era that he would have come along in.
Really like this thread,Unforgiven. And well done for putting into some order the confusing Best of the Rest for the 80s. The top tier of the...
Very doubtful. Just a loss of speed and 'legs' that befitted a three and a half year lay off as has been well documented on this thread. Up...
Precisely. At the time of Manila,Joe was still good enough to have beaten any heavyweight out there with the exception of Ali,of course,and...
On the night he beat Marvin Hagler,Leonard decisions Zale. Sugar Ray's last great performance.
