Page did fall far short of the mark in terms of his abilities, but his career was not a complete dud, and he remained a credible heavyweight over...
Randy Shields was emphatic in proclaiming that SRL telegraphed his punches, and he, Benitez, and Duran in Montreal, all did indeed make him miss a...
Not a great fighter, but a good fighting champion who brought the title out of mothballs, and defended it against worthy challengers. Nobody ever...
No, Breland did become a world title claimant, so while he did fall short of his amateur reputation as a professional, he still achieved a measure...
I think the fact that Jeff and Tommy Burns lasted as long as they did with Johnson raises questions about Jack's punching power. Much of Lil'...
Hagler was ruled down by pathetic referee Tony Perez, due to a blatant shove on the back of his neck by Roldan, but Marv said in the post fight...
Everybody seems to forget that Ray never even opened a training camp until or unless his weight was already under the limit of the division he was...
Cobb joked that the fists of Holmes couldn't take 15 rounds more of that kind of punishment when asked about a rematch, but it was no joke for...
Jack would certainly have gone the distance with Gene, but there would have been no question about the outcome. I've always believed that if...
Even if George had never returned after Young, I'd give him the edge. Unlike Mike, he came off the deck twice to prevail in a desperate situation...
Too much sustained pressure for Jerry here, and he'd succumb in the late rounds, as Marciano asserted his pace. Even if both men miraculously...
Elijah "Tap Tap" Makathini Fred "The Pumper" Hutchings Laila "Beestings" Ali Pinklon "Needles" Thomas "Beanfart" Eric Esch "Bonehead" Smith "Iron...
Well said.
Holmes actually stopped Ali, and Marciano took out Louis, but using those outcomes to form conclusions about prime for prime matchups is like...
I truly don't believe that defenses against the likes of Dokes, Page, Thomas, and Coetzee would have elevated his standing much. Holmes was a pure...
