Frazier looked close to being KO'd in the 14th, Liston did quit but was soundly beaten up in a way we hadn't seen before and Ali hurt Foreman...
Lewis never ducked Byrd. He had bigger fights. Don King paid Lewis money to not fight either Ruiz or Byrd, I forget which.
1. Sure but the Golota and Oquendo fights should have gone the other way 2. The fact is Ibeabuchi performed better than Vitali. Vitali developed...
1. No it isn't Byrd's winning streak includes gift decisions and he was past prime. Ike's win is better 2. So what? Vitali couldn't stop Byrd and...
It is that simple. The racists who commited crimes should have been prosecuted. The fighters who drew the colour line should of been discarded...
Yes it is true. The colour line was drawn to avoid difficult black fighters. White champions of earlier eras stated as much. Many of the top...
You have to give him credit for Dempsey and Greb and to a lesser extent Gibbons. But it's overall thin on the ground. Nah it just makes him a...
No he wasn't and that isn't my argument. But the fact he can take Tua's punches and keep coming forward shows he has a hell of a chin. So he has...
But Wlad and Vitali had the same weight on Byrd and didn't stop him. Holyfield and Tua lost to Byrd. Both Lennox and Tua were the most...
Yes, Dempsey lost nearly every round against Tunney, got hurt by Brennon, got knocked out the ring by Firpo, drew against Miske first time, lost...
I do wonder if he could have beat Prime Louis. He was giving him a boxing master class and when you watch the Conn fight you have to think Charles...
Watch the fight. Byrd was down twice and out on his feet. No one else did that to Byrd until the second Wlad fight.
Byrd was 208lbs and would beat Vitali the following year and go the distance with Wlad and beat Tua. As a stoppage it's a very good one....
I'd like to see Charles bulk up if in the modern era, ala Holyfield. Then I'd pick him. But with 55lbs of muscle, I'm not sure he can overcome...
The thing is Marciano is giving up 40lbs in muscle mass, 10 inches in reach and 5 inches in height. Foreman can jab him off balance and push him...
