You're right... way too many world titles/champions today! Counting only "The Big 4", there have (so far) been 114 world title fights this year....
Back then, everything of importance took place in the US (and, to some extent, in the UK). Sure, once in a while a boxer from France, Italy,...
Yes, but I believe Badbot was talking about Povetkin.
As an amateur, Povetkin won European (two), World and Olympic titles… all in the Superheavyweight division (91+ kilos). So why would you say, he...
I would assume, the 5-points system was used! It doesn't say so on BoxRec, but their first fight, the year before; was scored that way. Since both...
Ok, if we're talking about knockdowns suffered in DIFFERENT rounds… than Eddie Perkins was down in both the 1st and 14th, when he beat Loi on...
In the US for sure! Globally it's the present.
I do see a bit of a facial resemblance… but if they were indeed related, I'm sure we would already have heard about it.
When Arnold Taylor challenged Romeo Anaya for the bantamweight crown, he was floored a total of 4 times (in 2 different rounds), before flattening...
You use words like WRONG and INACCURATE... as if we're debating factual things here. Which, of course, we're not! You're naturally entitled to...
My reaction too!
All three scorecards in the Walters-Sosa draw 3 years ago were atrocious. 2X 95-95 and 96-94 in favor of Sosa… in a fight where Walters seemed to...
A world ranked giant from the 30s vs a smaller modern fighter? Too tough to call for me!
Ok, I give up... what does it say?
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