Dempsey and Tunney employed the same traditional strength development techniques Ali used in training for Foreman. PowerPuncher, I know you...
Against a southpaw, Monzon certainly had the right hand lead to get the job done. Combined with his height and reach, this is some of why I favor...
Does John Mugabe merit a mention among the worst at 154? He was a deadly contender until Hagler beat him down, then he seemed to lose his punch...
Duran was stopped four times. He quit in New Orleans, and retired with an injured shoulder in the first Lawlor fight (a loss he incredibly avenged...
More and more, I'm thinking the Willard analogy is not as appropriate as the Fulton one.
This was a particularly strange stoppage to me, as Richard Steele refereed Schoolboy's previous bout, the Boza Edwards rematch. Maybe Steele was...
Premature stoppages which cost a defending heavyweight champion his title stick in my craw. Weaver-Dokes I heads my list. Lewis should have been...
Louis himself always said his peak physical performance came against Max Baer, nine months before the loss to Schmeling. That first match between...
15 rounds, actually, under the Puerto Rican sun, and he attempted a characteristic late charge. One of Palomino's goals was to retire by 30, and...
This only holds water if one accepts the notion that Ray choked. Montreal was the most hyped non heavyweight promotion in ages. He had just...
Seconded. Rocky late.
Willard and Toledo again. Wlad might try staying away for a few more rounds, but he'd get clobbered at some point by Jack and not recover.
Right you are, and I have that January 1981 issue in hand as I type. Farhood's tribute to Galindez was indeed an excellent and timely accolade.
He just lost the count, an inherent risk when one chooses to try taking the benefit of an eight or nine second rest.
The first fight certainly wasn't fixed. When his upstart challenger was blinded, Liston went right after him. Reportedly, he threw his shoulder...
