Potentially he could have, especially in the realistic timeframe.
Yes opponent 50 would have been underwhelming, whoever it was. Marciano's reign up to that point, had been defined Challengers who deserved to...
I think that Rocky Marciano, was as intimidating as Liston, in his own way, His politeness was intimidating. I have done jobs in the security...
I don't think that Patterson would have been the #1 contender at the time when contracts would have been exchanged. Marciano's retirement...
I don't think it makes that much difference, because then Briggs becomes a nobody. But, and there is a but, Briggs wasn't finished there. He...
I am am sometimes thought of as an apologist for Matthews era, but there is simply no comparison. Matthews was a flash in the pan type...
In terms of raw statistics, Holyfield actually has very few peers. Look at the number of ranked opponents he beat, and cruiserweight and...
For whatever it is worth, I don't think that Patterson was going to be fight number 50. Opponent # 50 would have been someone pretty...
Please no!
Let's just say that he would last longer than Willard, and leave it at that.
Corbett had a way of rewriting history in his favor. This was not the one sided afair that he later claimed. Even so it must be noted that...
I understand that you can, but I woudl imagine that woudl be a fairly rare bet.
When I was first on this forum Jeff Clark had a losing record on boxrec. That is insane. https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/9821
One word, politics. Controversial decisions often resulted in unrest. If a fight ended in a draw, the gamblers all kept their money. This...
Name them and rank them in order of preference then.