He was penalized for that, in effect. He got himself hung up on the ropes at one point, and received an eight count, so Ali was credited with an...
Was Lou checked for cigar burns?
It was reported that Liston dropped Wepner with a hook to the body. If Sonny could do this, then Galento might have been able to as well. Because...
The Ali of Spinks II demonstrated consistent mobility over the long haul, although he was clearly misfiring. He was able to maintain a faster pace...
I was actually thinking of how he looked in PR late last month, not about what I saw in that coffin. (I'd like to think that was a wax figure, and...
Oops! My bad. (Thanks for the correction. Stupid me!:oops:)
Good call. This thread isn't asking for heavily hyped but brilliant amateurs. As the only American Gold Medalist to come out of Munich, Seales...
Breland was probably the one most of us thought about immediately. I didn't name him because he wasn't a complete failure as a pro. He won and...
A peak for peak matchup between Canzi and Ambers would have been something to see. Yes, Lou was still green, but the same might be suggested of...
Pedro Carrasco, Baltazar Sangchili, Perico Fernandez, Paulino Uzcudun, Roberto Castanon, Tomato Evangelista.
Going into the Montreal Olympics, the two most skilled members of the USA Squad were generally considered to be Davey Lee Armstrong and Clint...
Good. I think it's still available on-line (though I haven't looked for it in a while). I don't want to convince you that a primed Louis beats...
As I start to come out of the tremendous shock of this, I'm struck by the contrast between all these youthful avatar tributes, and how relatively...
Curry could work the body very well inside, and likely would have in this situation. I'm not speculating on an outcome here, just wanted to point...
No, it's not what you're asking, but I wanted to be sure you had seen that rematch. If a peaking Marciano had been one of Joe's first opponents...
