Leon Spinks challenged an undisputed heavyweight champion 14 years after that titlist first dethroned Sonny Liston. Even with the best three years...
Volatile. (I would've said cannibal, but I like RockysSplitNose's vegan better.)
Whoever lands first. It's that simple, and that unpredictable. However, I'll abuse myself here, and take a stab at projecting further.:silly I...
Jimmy takes this one late. Earnie wouldn't clown around like Max Baer did, but he didn't have Maxie's gas tank and punch resistance either. Coming...
Stevie said three rounds, with Montreal Leon against Rome Clay. As SG did not specify otherwise, I inferred an amateur rule set. Leon was older...
If Zale's title had not been frozen by WW II, a showdown between he and LaMotta would have been an intriguing proposition. We all know about...
Leon was the least skilled member of the 1976 US Olympic Squad. Heart and hard charging determination were tremendous assets against a deadly...
Jake was doing a promotional interview for Raging Bull, I think on NBC's Today Show (possibly ABC's Good Morning America), when he suggested that...
We don't know what kind of chin or cut resistance De Niro might have had as a competitor, but the quality of training LaMotta gave him is reputed...
Frazier didn't like taking on shorter opponents, but he got lots of practice dealing with this situation and became surprisingly adept at it. Joe...
Qawi was a stylistic nightmare for most anybody at 175, and I don't think Conn would be any exception. Billy had a 72-1/2 inch reach, an inch less...
Obel was a virtual unknown in the United States except for Hagler, but he was a tough customer for over a decade, who twice had Chong Pal Park's...
That sticks in my mind as well, and all the press commented on that expression after the match.
In the preliminary portion of Murray Woroner's staged Marciano-Ali showdown, Nat Fleischer's voice was among those who recorded opinions. In his...
Because when Holmes peaked in 1982, he had Eddie Futch instead of Ritchie Giachetti as his chief strategist, and Futch knew how to beat Ali. Larry...
