Canzoneri is one of the earliest boxers, who looks (to me, anyway) really, REALLY impressive. Could he beat LW Napoles? Hmm... very hard to say....
Besides Jimmy Wilde, I'm sure we could find many other flyweights throughout history, who would beat a 19-20 year old Pacquiao… but what has that...
I was actually thinking of this - but you beat me to it!
No, of course the "No Mas" thing does not define Duran's life. He's one of the greatest fighters ever, and that one slip up does not erase...
You don't think Duran disgraced himself with the "No Mas"... or Tyson with the ear biting (not to mention the **** conviction)?
Yeah, you're probably right. Trying to compare modern fighters with boxers from the 19th century, that we have never seen… it really makes no sense.
Depends on who we label ATGs. Nonpareil Dempsey, for example, was once considered the best boxer in the world - is he an ATG?
Absolutely!
This is so true! It seems, that a favorite passtime of experts/historians is to denigrate the present and talk up the past. Not just today - it's...
I agree with almost all of this. Especially Yaegashi vs Pornsawan (I know, it's not a "big" enough to be named Fight of The Decade - but I can't...
Nowhere in your original post do you say anything about distinguishing between HWs and S-HWs… but here you are, blaming the guy for not being able...
Oliver McCall had his last fight only 6 months ago - and should he decide to give it one more go next year, he could tie with Duran (and Jack...
Not quite as many as Billy Bird's 138.
I have just counted his 1919 bouts in the last edition (1986-1987) of The Ring Record Book - and like BoxRec, they list 45 fights.
Kristian Laight's 300 fights without EVER winning a single one inside the distance. Kristian Laight's 279 defeats Harry Greb's 45 straight wins...
