I agree that it is one of the best threads I have seen for a while; a great "what if" review of the HW division in the 70's... you guys keep your...
Tough question :huh You could do a case that the 80's was the best decade for boxing, overall, and I would majorly agree most of the time......
Frazier comes to my mined. You need to be tough to be able to get up after being bombed by a prime Foreman so many times :D Barney Ross was as...
The few early rounds Ken truly shines fighting a very clever and cautious fight, staying away from Joe never letting himself to get caught by that...
Nobody mentioned Tony Galento, yet? :yep Vito antuofermo and Tony DeMarco also deserve a mention in the roll call:deal
Not taking anything away from Tokio Douglas; but Ali was in an entirely different level. Douglas would make some of the early rounds...
You just hit the nail on the chin, literally :bowdown Sure Tyson had a very, very good chin, but it is kinda "overrated" in my opinion because,...
Happy 35th :!:
I gotta agree with that ... however, 7 years is quite a long time for a boxer. Sure Duran was a dominant force the whole period, but IMO he was...
Frazier; as pointed, Tua could have a granite chin .... but the rest of his body is not granite :D
Ali vs. Joe Luis Ali vs. Tyson SRR vs. SRL And this is my most favorite fantasy fight: Big George vs. .... Big George 40 something comeback...
Quarry catchs a lot of flak from Conney, but at the end prevails: KO
Prime vs Prime I think Liston has the advantage, at least in the early rounds. Sonny is just wrong for Joe: a heavy puncher with very long...
From and emotional point of view, that fight is top notch, like watching Rocky ;) From a pure boxing point of view, it is so and so; Foreman's...
Esteban de Jesus I am not sure if this exactly fits as "sharpest decline" but I always had the impression that Jesus could have lasted longer...
