I don't think it was a question of how much a boxer could make for taking a dive. More like a question of how much "the Mob" could make on the...
Dick McTaggert your thinking of. Brilliant amateur and Olympic gold medallist 1956 I think he was awarded the Val Barker trophy for best boxer...
Very well put :thumbsup
Didn't have a bad pro career either British, Empire and World flyweight champion, British and Empire bantamweight champion
Harold Weston Clyde Gray
Colin Jones Ruben Castillo
I agree, part of being a great champion is having the strength of character to come back from defeat.
Possibly gambling money.
I think that is a very interesting point. I think this version is more suited to 60's Ali. He weighs in at cruiser, 190-200 by fight time....
I'm gonna stick my nose out and say peak Holyfield beats 70's Ali with combination of size, speed, sharpness, workrate and sheer will to win. 60's...
Yes, your right, can't take away from Cruz. He had to fight in the same conditions as McGuigan. The question is "why didn't his team prepare him...
Had a drink with him once. Here's a great story about him and Sonny Liston...
All respect to Barry, I saw most of his fights on the way up and he looked great but I was surprised to see him voted into the IBHOF. He beat a...
I think the big problem is that the scoring system isn't used properly. It should be 10-9 for a close round 10-8 for a clear round 10 -7 for a...
I was at this fight, great atmosphere, great fight, Bruno gave it his all, and youv'e got judges who can't be arsed scoring the fight. Wrong!...
