He beat moore who was above him. But by the time he got his shot two yrs later the ratings had shuffled and he had beaten people abive him. Ring...
I like this ****ogy.
Feared puncher my ass. When he fought Jimmy Slade they described him simply having a good right hand. This is the Henry who was supposedly in line...
For once Mendoza has a point and its not on top of his head this time. Old timers like Jeffries and Baer (who are being called small today)...
Vito rematch proved nothing.
I dont think Gans did take a lot of punishment. He took a lot more punishment from the bigger, stronger Nelson over 42 rounds, continuing to fight...
We arent down to two fights. I gave you four. 2 Andrews fights, Moore, and Smith. You discount Smith because it was early but it doesnt change the...
It seems like it when he has more top wins against more top guys on your list than your #1 and #2.
LOL. I love how periodically people pop up and want so bad to believe McGovern actually knocked out Gans. They say "he was landing hard shots"...
Heres the problem I see with Arguello against Benitez: One of the things that made the prior fights so great was that Aaron was there to be hit....
As usual Greb gets sold short at LHW even though he beat: 2 guys in tier 2 1 guy in tier 3 2 guys in tier 4 1 guy in tier 5 1 guy in tier 6 1...
The difference is that Pastrano was a fast, durable, defensively adept fighter capable of outpointing Liston. Johnson doesnt hold a single...
I dont necessarily disagree. Im just questioning whether Jeffries didnt exhibit it (film is limited on him) and whether his style was even geared...
Lol, He got Grant too and Grant should know better.
I think this thread really shows a huge disconnect between the softbodies we have today and what those old timers actually did in their lives....