Calzaghe vs Lacy was a sublime performance….it was like he was trying to win every minute of every round. Another performance that I always...
I remember reading the British boxing magazine “Boxing Monthly” before that fight, and they were predicting it would be the first of an epic...
I found the WBC middleweight title eliminator from 1983 when Benitez lost to Hamsho - [MEDIA]
Agreeing with Dubblechin in this, it doesn’t apply because he’s not an employee, he’s a participant in a licensed event. He’d be able to legally...
Also, I then read up on him in my dads copy of Nat Fleischers “Pictorial History of Boxing”…and there really wasn’t much said about him.
I became a boxing fan in the mid-80s because my dad was a huge fan. He took me to see “Rocky IV” at the movie theater in 1985, and on the way home...
It was in the works until Benitez was muscled by Mustafa Hamsho if I remember correctly. That gives me the impression that middleweight was a...
Not sure if he’d win….but I really wanted to see him fight Nigel Benn.
I read in Barry McGuigans autobiography that when LaPorte caught him at the end of round 9 with that right hand, he didn’t know what had...
Exactly….Hearns was way past his best by the time Oscar turned pro….he definitely wasn’t a big draw when DLH was winning titles at welter and...
Not at the same time though? DLH would have had to have moved from welterweight to cruiserweight to fight Hearns…I doubt Tommy could’ve come down...
I’ve mentioned this one before, but I remember Tyson suggesting retirement at the post-fight press conference after his 91 second demolition of...
Hearns? DLH would’ve had to have moved up to light heavy or cruiserweight to do that.
The main thing that I remember De La Hoya for is that despite being a huge box office draw, he consistently challenged himself and took risks that...
I was never impressed by Lyle, I don’t see Holyfield having a problem in this one.
