Larry used the Foreman template to reinvent himself in his 40s. Not only was he very obviously rusty and misfiring when he took on Tyson, but he...
If all else fails, Antuofermo said, "They're only southpaws until you get 'em inside." (I don't think he was the first to say it, but he's the one...
Cyclone Hart tried clobbering Hagler after the bell rang. Didn't work. Marv was a beast. (The worst distress I saw him in was when he reeled about...
Naw, you're a bit Schmeling (not sad at all, only astute). Aww, Jesus!:patsch:lol: (Now you HAVE to win, so I don't get censured by the other...
And this was a hindrance Canzi apparently did not suffer from during his heyday, having received plaudits for his knockout of Berg and 15 round...
To me Saad wasn't really a leverage hitter, but more of a massive arm puncher. It's hard to go wrong studying a classic stylist like Arguello. It...
And he agreed with you, a fact he openly acknowledged in print. And the fact that he was "a book reading dude" who hung out with the literati and...
Reviewing it on youtube is definitely on my "to do" list. Russ, I don't recall anybody at the time anywhere suggesting that Geraldo deserved the...
Fans want to see knockouts, they want to see a killer. I wonder if people really understood the extent of Barney's heart before his wartime...
Yeah, it's a challenge, but that's what makes for a good thread. We're splitting hairs between these guys.
Just that Tony came up from bantam to compete on even terms with some of the greatest welterweights, junior welterweights and lightweights of all...
Eddie Davis was physically and mentally conditioned to a razor's edge when he challenged Michael Spinks. As deadly a puncher as Mike was, Eddie...
I know some people who have Barney as the P4P GOAT, and I have no great quarrel with that. For me, Canzi over Ross is hardly chiseled in granite....
I haven't seen it in years, but was struck by the confidence with which Matt started the post fight interview by asserting, "The way to get...
This thread really isn't fair to Tommy. Even before Hearns dethroned Cuevas, he was being projected as a potential four division champion, capable...