He was way past it for Cooney, but I'm not sure we can underestimate Shavers' demolition. Norton had not far in the past given a top 5 ATG...
I see Norton winning a close but clear decision over Fury (perhaps scoring a kd along the way). I'm not entirely sure Ken was an overall better...
Great fight, but Saad was a dyed-in-the-wool light heavyweight with a lot of heart. Hearns looks like superman early, succumbs to Saad's Mt....
Well written. Prime Foreman also beats prime Mike imo, for the above reasons. Foreman was great at maneuvering opponents into his punches,...
Though I love Ken more, Mike stops him in 2.
Holmes SD. Usyk is a great and very difficult fighter, Larry will have to get over his irritation (Spinks, Berbick) to win.
Joe Frazier was about 100X the fighter Bert Cooper was. Holy didn't have enough power to keep Joe off him, and any Warrior morphs attempted on...
No way. Wlad is top 10, Lewis top 5.
Frazier gets floored and badly staggered early rounds. Cooney gets floored, badly staggered, and stopped in 11. Cooney was no George Foreman.
I have Holy after only Ali, Louis, and Holmes. He was an incredible Warrior with a heart of steel.
Mike had trouble adapting his style to fit another's, one of the key elements in establishing a high ring IQ.
Ruddock pretty much outclassed throughout, un-dramatically stopped in 8
I have to give this to Ken, as Jersey Joe had the kind of style he could beat. I see Joe doing well early, but ending up battered after 12. A...