Oh, come on! That would be as silly as knocking Langford, Greb and Frazier for losing when they were blind in one eye!;)
Well, Mustafa certainly didn't fight as if those wet cotton balls were in his trunks! (Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm part Syrian.)
Norton is a very different kettle of fish than Lyle. At peak, Ron could box, move, and counter off the ropes with as deadly a puncher as Shavers...
Definitely should write a book, or at least compile the writings already generated into one. The conversational style alone makes the reading...
At his best, he was hell without it. Ditto Marcos Geraldo. Take away Marciano's power, and you have...Vito Antuofermo.
No? Well that's just not right, Sal. Here, help yourself! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acMVVn-OT2o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkgm5C7Xvfc...
"All Mexicans have two left feet, with the exception of Miguel Canto." That may be my favorite bigoted quote from "Flash" Gordon. I would like...
Maxim, Johnson and Pastrano are all great veteran champions, but by 25, Tommy had dealt with a wide variety of styles. In late career, he even...
Klompton, that was a heckuva post! (And I do think O'Dowd will be in the IBHOF shortly.)
In chronological order: The 1919 Dempsey of Toldeo. Just a monstrous fighting machine. The Louis of Max Baer and Godoy II 1966-1967 Ali Frazier,...
When did Archie peak? The rematch with Yvon Durelle has been cited by many as the match where he was at his fastest and sharpest, at least among...
Bruce Curry's unlikely late career title run was fueled by maniacal training. By that stage of his life, he was no longer playing with a full...
Mel Turnbow was a name that was kicked around a bit, by Chuvalo, Liston and others. Only stopped two opponents, but did drop Cleveland Williams in...
The biography by Everett Skehan goes into some detail about how committed he was as a boy to developing himself into the strongest kid in the...
Holmes dropped Cooney with a single right hand in round two. Nobody dropped Shavers with one shot. It took an accumulation, sometimes aided by...
