I suppose it depends on what stage of Mickey's career he was at when it happened. Carmen was obviously a far more accomplished contender at the...
What does this record look like without the exile and the hernia before Liston II?:think (Ali was on page to defend at least six times in 1967,...
Mickey has too many tools, and too much versatility. He's the better boxer. This might resemble Walker-Hudkins II somewhat.
I thought it was fantastically stupid of Roy to move all the way back down to 175 after Ruiz, as he had to shed muscle and not fat to get there. I...
Agreed. The list of genuine 225 pound plus peak conditioned heavyweights is a short one, and gets even shorter if the championship distance is...
Burt brought up Lou in a one page thread back on February 28, where Stoney and I weighed in. (Posts #8 & 9 respectively):...
Duran doing cross rope kasatskis is about as impressive a skipping trick as I've seen any champion perform. I also tried it, and it's something...
Pinklon Thomas was very well known for having overcome a heroine addiction long before ever claiming the WBC Title. (Hence my nickname for him,...
No matter how rusty Gerry was, the punch is usually the last thing to go, and Foreman discovered that Cooney maintained his power right to the...
Jimmy's championship caliber heart never let him down, and saw him through dark times when his very survival was in question, to what is...
A pre-prime Langford wanted no part of Jeffries. A peak Sullivan in top condition was likewise a powerful, thick, rugged man. He had to come down...
Very surprised that Buster Mathis hasn't come up yet. He came in under 225 exactly twice in his career, but was 232 for his best performance over...
I've never seen it, but I'm rather surprised that he eventually let himself go like that. Statistics show that most who undertake a fitness...
Thanks for the reply. I purposely omitted Snipes, as I was trying to address the question of what his lowest optimal weight was. For me, Monroe...
Without that last right hand, no, I don't think Foreman goes down. Ali has indicated that was the hardest single punch he ever landed. The...
