Has there ever been a time, when the "experts" have claimed, that NOW is the best time ever? Isn't it always about how the present is **** when...
Dixon is likely the best of the 3 - but Inoue is incredibly good, with great power. I just can't see Dixon holding him off for very long. To be...
I was sure, a thread like this would spark some heated discussions - but apparently not! Anyway, I'll try to list the 9 fights in descending...
Where on earth do you get that idea from? There are all kinds of styles and ways to box today… just as there have always been.
I find it difficult to imagine, that he would lose to any of them.
If Machen couldn't even last one round against Ingo, he's unlikely to last very long against Wilder.
When comparing different eras, you seem to put a lot of emphasis on the number of fights (often very few in this era) boxers have during their...
Of course he would have been a top fighter in any era. He may not have beaten Robinson, Leonard and (especially) Hearns… but he certainly wouldn't...
You're right. We don't know how many fights from the past are missing from BoxRec's database. Looking at the number of fights per decade, all we...
Indeed it has - and the further back you go, the more fights are likely missing. When I said, in my last post, that I so far haven't found any...
The 1955 list (as well as the other lists) is based on what can be found in BoxRec's database. Whether or not they are 100% correct, I have no way...
Yes, 63 countries out of 76 in 1955 looks a little strange. Very unlikely that pro boxing was absent from only 13 countries in the entire world...
Last year I decided to find out, how many countries can be found in BoxRec's database for 4 selected years. By this I mean the number of...
So if a newcomer to boxing decides, that he would like to know more about the great boxers from the past, what would you recommend him to do?...
I always like when someone has the curiosity (and take the time!) to really take a closer look at a certain subject, to get a feel of what is...
