A good big un beats a good little un. So Rocky wins because Carnera wasn't a good big un and Marciano was demonstrably a great little un.
Not necessarily my favourite memory but one I just thought of. In a pub in Oxford on a Sunday afternoon to see Barrera-Morales 3. The fight had...
I take back my earlier comments about the fight - turned out to be a very good one!
Trevor Berbick v Pinklon Thomas I'd never seen this before and my hopes weren't particularly high but I was pleasantly surprised. The 5th and...
George Chuvalo: 11
Now we're talking
Been taking a break from scoring. Slowly working my way through Pinkon Thomas v Trevor Berbick at the moment - managing a round a night at the...
I don't think people underrate his win over Nelson. It's a win that got better as it became clear Nelson himself was a great fighter, so arguably...
Thanks as ever @PhillyPhan69 for your round up and I'll be on the lookout for more lesser known gems. I like the anniversary theme as well so will...
I'm glad you chose this as the Griffith-Rodriguez series is my personal bete-noire (although I think the 2nd fight is probably the best of the...
March 21st-27th is a funny week in boxing history in that there aren't that many out and out classics (at least, not on film) that happened. I...
But it's how the fight ended. It's not like he got dropped by a punch and blamed a KO on a sprained ankle. It wasn't an excuse- it was just what...
The more he used his legs, the more energy he expended. He had to fight the way he did - it wasn't bad tactics.
Ok, cool - so you know why it's likely that Robinson ran out of steam before Maxim then.
Have you watched the fight?
