Michael Nunn would've beaten him and Jones knew it. He officially ducked Nunn by giving up the WBC belt rather than face him, when Nunn was made...
Toney was the best fighter in the world, period. That was clear in the Barkley fight. But he lost nearly 50lbs in little over a month for the...
All completely true my friend.
Still, Jones had great reflexes and a very unorthodox boxing style. He was talented with great quickness of hand and foot, his power was very...
Toney and McCallum were about 15% of their best, if that. Still close fights. Hopkins is a good close win, though Bernard didn't really come...
Immense.
I do think he won the first fight with Collins. I wonder how he'd be rated if he retired on a close loss to Jones in '95 (having got the...
Steve Collins was offered 7 million from a US TV network??! Steve Collins?
Benn was the draw in a Benn-Jones fight, so I'm suprised Jones turned it down. Though some say Jones thought King would have generated the...
It was on the front and back pages of national newspapers in the UK at the time, quoted from Don King.
Jones's camp offered Benn $10,000,000, but Benn would've had to pay that in the courts for breaking contract with DK. Benn made more than...
I do know about Sumbu Kalambay, sorry. I wouldn't put him on a great all-time list.
Benn was tied to Don King and Jones said he didn't want to fight for King. King offered Benn and Jones $25,000,000 each. Benn accepted. Jones...
Don't know about Sumbu Kalambay. McCallum for sure being a three-weight world champ of the major titles and avenging the Kalambay defeat, drawing...
When Benn fought you were guaranteed excitement, even against domestic area-level fighters you could expect him to go through the ropes four times...
