You've hit the nail right on the head. Muhammad was Public Enemy Number One among the boxing establishment during that phase.
I remember him well. A fight between Noel and Frank Bruno was highly touted at one point. Would have been an easy victory for Bruno,imo.
Would be a great fight. The obvious matchup would come at 147 lbs. Robinson metes out a clear but competitive decision. He would n't have got...
Last couple of times I watched it I had the score as 9 - 5 - 1 in rounds to Hagler.
Just a comment reagarding "Lyle outboxing Ali" The way it's put over nowadays makes it look like Ali was being outclassed. It was n't that way...
Too bloody right ! I can't understand anyone who questions this stoppage. Lyle was all over the place.
Good comparisson.
A combination of Buster fighting out of his skin for one night and Tyson putting on,up to that date,the worst performance of his career.
I listened to it too. No satelite TV in those days.
I became a lifelong fan after the SECOND Cooper fight :good
Definitely one of the best fights ever. I still feel,though,that even if Hearns had n't have broken his hand and fought a different fight,Hagler...
Against Ken Norton without a doubt ! Norton may have been past his best but not by that much. He could probably have still beaten any other...
Good post. Muhammad would indeed have been a handful for most fighters on that night. And not many others could have beaten him. Just as...
Definitely this fight. Ali was a force of nature that night.
Anytime the great man is taken ill,he's always going to be "close to death" in some quarters. Recent news has been very worrying but Ali keeps...
