Norton was awkard and big. Foreman could back him up, but it would hard for Frazier. It's wasn't the hooks that Norton was especially vunerable...
I think his reputation is compromised by retiring after FOTC. His performance in Manilla is incredible. By being linked to Ali in arguably the...
There are those fighters who rise to the occasion.
I realize you are playing devil's avocate. But.... Duran was a lightweight. That he was able to push Leonard around so easily doesn't bode...
Because Hearns was brought into this and other discussions I have participated in I wrote a response that makes it sound as if the question was...
I have never understood why people make this argument about Hearns moving beyond his weight class at 154 lbs. For decades - indeed, during the...
There are cases in which athletes, politicians, actors, etc. can create the perception of greatness. So, in the sense that a public figure can...
Leonard is the welterweight who was staggered and bullied around the ring by Duran. Leonard is the welterweight who looked baffled against...
I rank Henry Armstrong as the second greatest boxer who ever lived, right behind Sugar Ray Robinson. I do not rank Armstrong so highly because I...
Conn was tough, so I think he goes the distance, but loses a unanimous decision.
I completely agree. It would have been ugly to witness.
I completely agree. This would be a slaughter.
What makes this performance even nice is that, evidently, Retzlaff was a pretty good boxer. At least he has a decent record with some pretty good...
Tyson is made to order for Foreman.
Thanks for your response. I remember that Hearns swept the first five rounds. Hearns won the first two minutes of the 6th and held his own until...
