The 22 year old Louis who lost to Max Schmelling in 1936 fights the FOTC 1971 Joe Frazier and the 1971 29 year old Ali takes on the Schmelling who...
Agreed. This four are head and shoulders above the rest.
Lewis-Holyfield I
Young would be number one but his form dipped alarmingly from the Norton fight to the first with Ocasio just a few months later. Obviously...
There were a few times post lay off when he got into awesome shape - The second fights with Frazier and Norton plus the Foreman fight to name...
I've a feeling that owing to the closeness of the second bout between Ali and Norton,Muhammad would still credibly campaign for a Foreman bout....
Hearns builds up a small lead but gets stopped by Monzon by the time the last third of the fight is underway. Carlos too tough and good at 160...
Ali has just about enough left to decision a still green Holmes.
Pretty solid list. If any two deserved to be tied it was Lennox and Evander.
Fully agree with you,Fergy. Tyson-Spinks was billed as the most important heavyweight title bout since the first Ali-Frazier match seventeen...
Both Coopers would still lose but Bert puts on a more competitive battle.
I recall thinking that Norris may well be too good for Ray at that stage of the Sugarman's career. Ray could still handle himself against fellow...
A bit iffy certainly but Leon was still more qualified than Pete Rademacher was going into a title fight with Floyd Patterson. It was Pete's...
I too was pleased as punch when Lennox knocked out Ruddock. Great night.
Another good one from you,Fergy ! At a pinch I would say Norton over Ali. Boxingwise the first few months of 1973 were pretty damn surreal....
