What in Johnson's resume or filmed footage makes you think he would beat or knock out Patterson? Johnson struggled with Jimmy Slade. Patterson...
I guess Im just not as impressed by Liston as some. Im also not sure I have ever understood the argument that Liston suddenly got old overnight...
I think Pastrano is getting sold way short here. The guy had a good beard and his footwork was the closest thing to Ali's of anyone on this list....
Go back and watch just how susceptible Johnson was to right hands. Maybe he had improved by the time Johansson came along but in the 1950s he was...
The way Johnson ate right hands from Paul Andrews, Archie Moore, and Billy Smith I would let him get anywhere near Ingo if he were my fighter.
I think Jeffries is getting undersold here and Holmes might be getting overrated by some. Jeffries was legendarily strong. Whether he lifted a...
Sounds exactly like what Peralta did to Lyle. He moved and pot shotted and whenever Lyle caught him in a corner or on the ropes Peralta would...
Ive always said that if Patterson stayed at 175 he could have written his own ticket. That includes Moore and Johnson. Id pick Patterson by...
He had him down in both fights but in the second they didnt count it as a knockdown I dont believe.
Do I believe this era is almost completely devoid of talent? Yes. Do I believe the fighters above would have a chance? Yes. Do I believe that...
I pretty much agree with all of your picks based on that list with the possible exception of LaStarza who was a good fighter in 1950 with a style...
And both of them were very very beatable by a wide variety of styles and sizes as proven by their careers.
Hilarious post. You should take your act on the road.
His draw with Bonavena was b.s. Bonavena was all over him like a wet blanket in that fight.
Who was in the top ten at HW and LHW at the time he fought Charles?
