Exactly. Hearns wasn't as good a puncher at 168lbs yet he still managed to floor Leonard - twice! Napoles would rip his head off.
If Hearns can knock Leonard down twice, Napoles can easily.
I distinctly remember Leonard going down twice.
Knockout. Hearns nearly had him out in their fight, but he wasn't accurate or savvy enough to follow it up. Napoles would hound Leonard, hurt him,...
My mind tells me that Napoles would be too hard hitting for Leonard.
Please don't bore me. We know that already.
I thought it was Jerry Lee Lewis.
11. Sam Langford 12. Carlos Monzon 13. Muhammad Ali 14. Joe Louis 15. Tony Canzoneri 16. Sandy Saddler 17. Jimmy Wilde
On the same level as Louis/Ali/Monzon/Saddler/Wilde/Fitzsimmons - they are all placed in the next few slots after #10.
I disagree - Gavilan couldn't be less like Duran if he tried. He was more like Leonard if anything - tall, rangy, quick, threw flurries, used...
To be fair, the second fight was only close to the Cubans. It was a comfortable victory for Robinson, though not without its difficulties.
Against Abe Simon in their rematch if I recall, round one or two. The rest of that thrashing was flawless, however. Simon took a real beating,...
Okay, don't get too trivial on my choice of words. I meant taking the back foot.
Hagler lost. Funniest thing I've heard all day! Watch the fight again :lol: And remember, punches that nearly landed don't count.
I don't know what you mean by this. I never said 'the better someone is on the backfoot, the better they are at punching.' Tiger was a savage...
