Agreeing with Dubblechin in this, it doesn’t apply because he’s not an employee, he’s a participant in a licensed event. He’d be able to legally...
Also, I then read up on him in my dads copy of Nat Fleischers “Pictorial History of Boxing”…and there really wasn’t much said about him.
I became a boxing fan in the mid-80s because my dad was a huge fan. He took me to see “Rocky IV” at the movie theater in 1985, and on the way home...
It was in the works until Benitez was muscled by Mustafa Hamsho if I remember correctly. That gives me the impression that middleweight was a...
Not sure if he’d win….but I really wanted to see him fight Nigel Benn.
I read in Barry McGuigans autobiography that when LaPorte caught him at the end of round 9 with that right hand, he didn’t know what had...
Exactly….Hearns was way past his best by the time Oscar turned pro….he definitely wasn’t a big draw when DLH was winning titles at welter and...
Not at the same time though? DLH would have had to have moved from welterweight to cruiserweight to fight Hearns…I doubt Tommy could’ve come down...
I’ve mentioned this one before, but I remember Tyson suggesting retirement at the post-fight press conference after his 91 second demolition of...
Hearns? DLH would’ve had to have moved up to light heavy or cruiserweight to do that.
The main thing that I remember De La Hoya for is that despite being a huge box office draw, he consistently challenged himself and took risks that...
I was never impressed by Lyle, I don’t see Holyfield having a problem in this one.
John David Jackson vs Jorge Castro. Castro had been outclassed and beaten to a bloody pulp, the ref steps in…and Castro pulls the punch out of...
Maybe a controversial opinion, but I’ve never really bought into the idea of boxers having objective attributes like chins, power etc.like you see...
Pretty much agree with the posts so far, which all make sense and are well thought out. It’s such a pleasure to read after having seen threads on...
