It's plausible. This was the time Mayweather was looking for an opponent for only his second PPV. He wasn't yet 'Money Mayweather' from a...
You're now allowing for his sense of self. He's giving loads of credit to fighters who he beat (for the most part) over fighters who beat him. The...
I think Arum didn't want the fight. Mayweather was under Arum's management at this time. Arum takes a bigger stake if Mayweather faces someone...
Fight would be at 154lbs with Winky Wright who usually rehydrates to 170 only allowed to rehydrate back to 162lbs. I think it's a fascinating...
Louis threw nice combos sure. He also left his chin out to dry for opponents to tee off on
Did they? Video footage was a rare thing in this time and Schmelling used it to develop his plan. Using video footage to figure an opponent out is...
Hopkins and Jones Jr aren't inferior to all those mentioned. And after being dropped JC dominated Ali got dropped against Cooper it doesn't mean...
Well Schmelling did watch Louis tapes and he beat Louis because he identified Louis's faults
He was athletic but that doesn't mean he had good defense and technique because he did not.
Punching power and 'A neuromuscular thing' is massively influenced by boxing participations, technique and PEDs. Boxing trainers improved after...
Lewis jab was far better and rangier than Louis, it didn't open him for counters You're apologetic for Schmelling dominating Louis. Louis was...
Calzaghe would be too quick for most LHWs in history. His first punch, feint and counter were way quicker than nearly all of them. The only ones...
They all fought way more like Ali than Louis than Ali. They all employed a long jab a counter right and circled. Louis didn't employ these...
Yes there are weak eras and very weak eras. Why do you think all running world records have been smashed beyond belief over subsequent eras. You...
Holmes, Tucker, Tubbs, Douglas all tried to imitate Ali to varying degrees Lennox never threw a jab anywhere near as short as Louis and never...
