It isn't. Ken was a very respectable puncher, but breaking Ali's jaw was more a case of Muhammad neglecting the needed removal of an impacted...
"Louis was faster, with a barrage of punches. But Marciano hurt you more with one than Louis did with four." (I wish I knew what mutual sparring...
JT, do you have a date for when Jimmy rated these punchers? (Before or after Cooney?) Even if Young offered his assessment after his career...
Leroy Caldwell was knocked out by Shavers, Lyle and Foreman. He said that Foreman hit about the same as Lyle, but that Shavers hit harder than...
When he dethroned Mattioli, he dropped Rocky in the opening round with a succession of massive southpaw lefts, and Mattioli landed on his right...
Once Golota had a sense of who he was dealing with, he'd unload a fluid three punch combination below Foreman's belt line and make George mad....
Coming from a poster of your stature, that makes this one of my better contributions on ESB Classic. That it was broadcast on state run television...
Well, the fact of how things unfolded in the 12 rounder they did have later is available for everybody to judge for themselves. Ray would be 2-0...
Very simply, Bruno did virtually all the work through nine rounds, and Tyson likewise was the only active participant through virtually all of 12...
Ray has benefited mightily from the reality of the championship distance being the standard title match limit during his peak, as those vital...
1) Ross Barney, at his very best, has been proposed at times as a candidate for P4P GOAT over Robby, Pep, Duran and Armstrong. Fortunately for...
This could be an upset decision win for Schmeling. Jack did not keep himself celibate for the Brennan rematch (probably expecting a repeat of his...
Joe's defensive skills and head movement were badly underrated. He'd slip Sonny's jab on the way in, and hammer away with short combinations...
This was particularly true as Mac started out with what was one of his very finest showings against Jerry. His reputation as a puncher centered on...
Speaking of that, I just stumbled across a clip of Max's 1939 comeback from Louis II, a one round knockout win of his own for the EBU heavyweight...
