Hell, Ron Lyle started boxing at 29 and had 15 fights in his first 12 months as a pro. He won all of them, 13 by KO. He fought a total of 20...
Hell, Ron Lyle started boxing at 29 and had 15 fights in his first 12 months as a pro. He won all of them, 13 by KO.
Earnie Shavers, 33 wins with 32 kos. Beat that SUCKERS!!!
Better management (protection from the tough/dangerous fights) and better sports medicine. Add to that better diet and training techniques and...
Shavers had won around 33 straight (32 by KO) before he fought Quarry. Hell, Quarry could punch and he was tougher than nails. Quarry had 32 KO...
That's better, but you are still a moron. :blood
Over 1100 fighters have died from blows in the ring. That is why there are no bums in boxing as far as I am concerned. Anyone who laces up the...
stfu noob, you are a moron!!!
Shavers was an awesome puncher, one of the hardest ever but if he couldn't get you out early he often succumbed to fatigue and was TKOed. I never...
Depends on who you ask. I read once that his wife said he was nearly six years older. In his biography it says he was born 1929 not 1932 which...
:nono He was 37 by most estimations. Liston never knew his real birth date but after his death it was revealed that he was 6 years older than he...
He was nearly 40 years old at the time.
After a friend died in the ring I stopped watching boxing for over ten years. Missed most of the mid eighties and early 90s, except for the...
Either that or....today's heavyweights suck! :yep How many of today's HWs could go 15 rounds? People talk about today's better training...
For that matter, most of the top 10 of the 60s - 70s would rule today's heavyweights. Why do you think that those that have followed boxing for...