And let's not forget that Lennox was past his own prime by the time the Tyson bout took place.
Both Duran books are really good. Especially his autobiography.
Much gets made of the fact that Muhammad Ali did n't grant George Foreman a rematch. It's true that Muhammad should have obliged but let's look...
This is very true. I reckon the Ali of Kinshasa would still have found a way to beat Mike,though.
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Joe beats an ageing Liston in the late sixties. Prime for prime a different matter,maybe. As I've said before,though,on another thread it's...
So true about Ali not getting the title shot by early '73 ! Since FOTC Ali had virtually cleaned the division out while Joe's two defences...
Agreed but George was the same man against Ali as he was with Frazier and Norton. The Ali fight simply produced massive problems for him. That...
Ali did say that he concentrated on power punching more than usual for his third fight with Frazier but did n't mention anything about weights.
Muhammad Ali One possibility is that Ernie Terrell would have outpointed an ageing Sonny Liston. Joe Frazier becomes champ a little while...
Joe boxes carefully and uses his greater speed to outbox Carl decisively over the distance.
I don't think that these bouts affect Marvin's legacy at all. Just two pedestrian performances mixed in with his more momentous ones. All of...
I've read that about Futch too.
Naz was very good but not a great one.
Very close one but I score it for Bugner by a hairsbreadth.