I don't know, why anyone would take the opinion of old-timers seriously! Aren't they supposed to always say, that today's boxing is nothing like...
Getting used to being hit, and actually developing a strong chin are two different things. You are either blessed with a sound chin, or you are not!
Some good points in the opening post - and some not so good... ... like getting hit hard and often develops a stronger chin?? Wow, that's an...
Rigondeaux outboxing Donaire back in 2013. Beautifull to watch... I remember being really impressed!
Tiger Flowers lost his first fight against Jamaica Kid - but won the next 8! Archie Moore lost his first fight against Jimmy Bivins - but avanged...
In 1985, 5'11" Randy Davis needed just one round to stop Tom Payne, who was 7'2" - a height difference of 15 inches!
Buster Douglas - whose prime lasted all of one fight!
Of course you do! Please correct me if I'm wrong, but are you not the guy who believes, the following guys would all beat Vitali?: Larry Gains...
Exactly what I have always thought! In that clip, we have all seen, where Conn really tears into Louis, he looks sensational... but other than...
Tony Zale's right under the heart, followed by a left hook to the chin, is beautiful to watch.
The first two that come to mind are 5'2" welter Joe Walcott and 5'7" heavyweight Tommy Burns. light-heavyweight champ Jack Dillon was pretty...
I'm wondering: Is this really the prevailing opinion on this forum... that boxers today generally try to avoid having a go, so they can get...
So today there's less activity, less emphasis on the need to have exciting fights? Really?? I wonder, how many fights from way back (like the...
Before 1990s? Perkins, Griffith, Monzon, Foster, Buchanan, Duran, Pryor, Conteh, McGuigan, Galindez, Carrasco, Arguello, Pedroza... plus on film,...
I don't know - nobody does! Simply because we haven't got enough film from that time, to make such a call. I'd like to see some fights from back...