On Carnera--being involved in fixed fights on the way up doesn't exactly prove the man can't fight at all. No less than the investigators for a...
on Forte-"He got knocked down by Foreman" What does that really prove? Forte got stopped in 16 of his other 49 fights. He was not at all a...
"Chuck Wepner stepped on his foot. We all know this. That has nothing to do with anything." You missed my point. My point is that an "official"...
As Chuck Wepner has an official knockdown over Ali while Foreman and Shavers do not, by this logic, Wepner was a bigger puncher than Foreman or...
Well, I saw the Clark-Bartolo Soni fight on TV back in 1960 or so. Clark was fun to watch-an all action mauler who kept throwing punches. Soni...
two comments 1--athlete's in almost every sport have exploded in size. As I posted in another thread, probably a mediocre modern NFL team could...
On the original question Yes. I would consider Lewis the probable favorite against any other heavyweight in a head to head match. In that...
I think the Joe Louis victory by Schmeling is by far the greatest either fighter ever had. It was the only loss Louis had from 1934 to 1950. He...
After thinking it over, I pick Schmeling as having a slight edge in a very close one.
The comparison of these two champions careers against led me to check the yearly Ring ratings and compare how they did against opponents ever...
If a sheep is following a herd, it must be blind, at the least.
Interestingly (and a bit off-subject) but most of the historical greats have their biggest wins over men in their thirties or men who were not...
One thing here is everybody is listed for Marciano, but not for Tyson, as he lost to two of his older opponents, who were older than he was. Top...
Just on the million dollar gates--yes, but part of it was being in the right place at the right time. Attendance at sporting events exploded in...
Adam Pollock has done the leg work, so let's see what he says about the consensus of the Jeff-Fitz 1899 fight round by round Round one--fairly...
