Yeah, it probably did but Hearns v Barkley is a worthy entry.
Just remembered I made a list a while back. Ray Mancini-Arturo Frias (1 round) Jaime Garza-Juan Meza (1 round) Nigel Benn-Iran Barkley (1 round)...
Lilles v Littles 2 - wild and messy fight but a lot of fun.
Better? Fair enough. Greater? No chance.
I only watched this the other day because of the FOTC thread - I'm going to have to watch it again now. Really great quality for 1971!
Spinks wins. Choosing the Douglas who beat Tyson over the Spinks who lost to Tyson and making a judgment based on this is like eliminating...
I'm still compiling my own personal 100 and am still only on 90. The only criteria is how enjoyable I found a fight, so it's somewhat...
I personally agree but I'm not sure if it's because I wasn't around at the time. I do think Ali-Frazier 3 has the greater rewatch value though.
As a point of comparison I have the Thrilla in Manila in my all-time overall top 10 and no. 1 at heavyweight.
General terms - top 30 all-time Heavyweight terms - top 5 all-time
That sounds like a helluva weapon if you can throw it.
FFS
Nice! They sound wicked. Have you got a link?
The thing about matchups like this is they tend to ignore the reality of one fighter being an ill-disciplined disgrace and the other fighter being...
Duran again - against Ray Lampkin with the green and gold trunks and the crazy beard. He looked more fearsome than his performance... until the KO...