John Conteh v Yaqui Lopez Class. Both a description of the champion and the caliber of this fight. Technically speaking, you won't see many...
With all due respect, I don't know if it's the age that's the issue, Richard.
I don't personally hold this view but people calling Harry Greb the greatest boxer of all time is both a legitimate position to take and also one...
That and super featherweight.
Shame @Russell doesn't post here anymore.
If we're just talking welterweight and H2H I guess there's maybe a conversation to be had. Leonard was probably just as fast as Robinson and maybe...
Sugar Ray Seales - the third greatest Sugar Ray?
Baby Luis. Fought Vicente Saldivar and Howard Winstone.
Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad v Marvin Johnson 2 Not as good as their first fight maybe but still a great fight. Hadn't scored it before so...
Really? I was expecting Tommy Ryan and Marvin Johnson.
Neither fighter would not have met anyone quite like the other - that makes for an intriguing matchup. No doubt who the greater fighter is...
The top 2 in their division's history, really. Always hard to pick a loser when we never saw either of them lose (and not come close to it either...
Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney Top notch heavyweight contest - Cooney did well considering he was hurt early and on more than one occasion too....
Or put another way, Henry Armstrong fought as many times in 21 days as Gary Russell Jr fought in 4 years.
I remember he split from Floyd but apparently they reconciled. Here's one of those Best I Faced pieces:...
