Remarkably, he sounded all right in the post fight interview before leaving the ring, not at all like Starling after Molinares. (Jacopucci also...
It's weird, because he was only able to deploy it in Manila and the loss to Leon Spinks after Foreman. He beat nine of his remaining challengers...
Not questioning his skill level, just whether or not he can avoid getting hit entirely, especially to the body. That shot Fitz knocked Corbett out...
Lyle paced himself conservatively and brilliantly into the lead, and had proved himself over the 12 round distance the previous year against...
This outcome may have nothing to do with Ray's chin. It's documented on film what a massive body puncher Fitz was. He beat Gardner over 20 rounds...
As champion, Ali would have dictated terms for a rematch. The fans would be on his side, and pump him up, maybe even in Houston. (If they...
Thanks for bringing back Larry's coming out party. Anybody who thinks Tyson stops a peak Holmes should study this one carefully.
A lasting champion doesn't get to around 15 to 20 title defenses, over a period of several years, without repelling challengers who trained...
Bowen and Burke were mere lightweights though. (Bowen stopped Jack Everhart in 85 rounds the very next month though! 195 rounds in two months?...
Rocky was chin, elbows and forearms above Kenny in guts and toughness. Norton was no nightmare to Foreman, Shavers or Cooney, and maybe not to...
Frazier reportedly soaked his head in brine to make it resistant to cuts. (He might have worn a snorkel while doing this. Paul Newman wore a...
There would inevitably be moments when Bowe would manage to close the distance, but these episodes would be brief. Holmes had good functional...
Larry was a superior ring general, faster, would keep this at range, and tie Bowe up in close. This would be a fairly pedestrian decision win for...
Although this post feels tenuous and unsatisfactory to me, I've gone ahead and clicked Submit Reply anyway. (In a different mood, I'd probably...
I always make this same suggestion to such a query for long out of print material. Seek to borrow a copy through an inter-library loan. Photocopy,...
