Hey, he's not the one Degeneration X of the WWE were lampooning when they got on the microphone to say, "LLLLLets, get RRRREADYYYYY to SUCK IT!"
It wasn't the experienced Arthur Mercante who made that call. He responded to Chuvalo's manager Irving Ungerman climbing into the ring to stop it....
Robinson lost the middleweight championship five times. He was not dethroned by a challenger the second time he relinquished it, but opted to...
Answer: Four times. He won it five times, but was defeated for it only four. Too many people mindlessly and reflexively answer since he won it...
The 6'1" Tillis was 207, Holyfield, 215 for Tyson I. Holmes was 217 for the Cobb shutout. "THE punch?" No one punch could ever do this to a prime...
It would be interesting to know how many viewers are seeing Holmes-Shavers I for the first time. Earnie was coming off the loss to Ali which many...
Oh, I certainly agree Burt. LaMotta's designation of Robinson does make an alternative case for Burley, Charles, Armstrong and other...
LaMotta went ten rounds with Robinson in 1942, 20 more in 1943, 22 more in 1945, and 13 more in 1951. After 65 rounds of experience with a prime...
Man, I dunno Stevie. Put yourself in his shoes. He's a business man, first and foremost. Can you really say you would have done differently?...
When Tunney jabbed, it wasn't unusual to see him pump out four or five at a time. It took him five tries, but he finally mastered the super fast...
After defeating Ruiz, I think RJJ came as close as it was possible to get during the 12 round era. If he'd retired then and there (as he clearly...
Bah! They're both mere preliminary bums compared to this dude: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvmksHTzfpM
Although he was never stopped by punches in 200 fights, and possessed tremendous recuperative powers, there was a ceiling on how hard the...
During the progress of their actual match, the commentators were mentioning the obvious rust which was clearly hindering Larry's performance....
He tried it with Bugner too, who actually succeeded instead at getting Ali to come to him on the ropes and do most of the work. Ali wasn't Foreman...
