I've never read much about Frazier's training and diet habits. I suspect he liked "soul food" and cornbread with his drinks. He was from South...
Ali's not so secret weapon where he was clearly superior to Tyson was his mind. Before and during the fight, he would find a chink in Mike's...
Let's save "great" for fighters of greatness.
McNeeley was a chance for Floyd to make easy money (risk-free) via closed circuit in movie theaters. That fight was shown as half of a...
Patterson in 1955 was viewed as a potential challenger for the heavyweight crown, as he was 20 and still growing. And he was already a sensation...
I don't believe Floyd or Cus feared Zora Folley. Patterson would have beaten Folley handily. Zora was too slow to beat Floyd. Although it may have...
He should have been in shape for Holyfield. Instead he was reported to be ordering pizza while in a Las Vegas steam room. He carried into the ring...
Patterson is apt to defeat any light heavyweight he fights. Any in all of boxing history.
I became aware of Cosell by listening to his New York radio commentary, "Speaking of Sports" around 1961-63. I recall that before he latched onto...
Mike, you have a big heart. I appreciate this post, and I really am struck by your comparison of Liston to the Lenny character in "Of Mice and...
Liston appeared in a few movies, TV shows and commercials -- and in my opinion he was bad in all of them. He had no talent for acting and he...
Liston knew he had met his match. The first fight proved that conclusively. Still, he trained hard for the rematch knowing that was his only...
Liston trained his hardest for the ill-fated Boston fight. It was challenging for him; he had an old body. When Ali's hernia forced a six-month...
Bad stylistic matchup for Joe. But Razor was inconsistent and not very adaptable. He didn't throw his right hand nearly as often as his left. It's...
Dick Tiger was a great middleweight. He was a natural middleweight. As a light heavy, he could be outmuscled and out punched. Galindez was too big...
