Amazing talent, he seemed to derail a bit after the Rosario fight but as others have said, ended up fighting for year longer than many expected. I...
Maybe Julio Cesar Chavez Sr?
I’d go for Ruddock in this one. As much as I like George generally and cheered him on in his comeback, I don’t think he was that good in the 90s....
Agreed, tons of fine skill. I enjoyed De La Hoya - Mosley 1 for similar reasons.
Amir Khan springs to mind for me.
That’s fascinating…I had exactly the same experience as you with the Fab Four!
This is something I experienced back in the 90s, for example. I loved watching Tyson when I was getting interested in boxing as a teenager back in...
Yes, he did well in the long run. Oh….forgot one that I actually saw live. Damon Reeds challenge of Herbie Hide.
“Could have”, definitely. “Would have” - maybe….I think that depends more on his goals and mindset on the night.
You can tell Ruddock was still developing and was prone to right hands…his “smash” hadn’t quite emerged and was more of a heavy hook, but he did...
Maybe the Reggie Gross fight? That’s on youtube.
Great assessment. Also, Starling was written off by most at that time and was undoubtedly underestimated. He hit his peak as a pro a bit later on,...
Agreed. The over reliance on “the smash” came after the Dokes fight.
I expected Tyson to win, but Spinks had a mystique about him, and was seriously talked up in the American boxing magazines I was reading at the...
Thomas Hearns vs Julian Jackson. Once at 154 and once at 160. Holyfield vs Frazier. Barrera vs McGuigan at feather. Azumah Nelson vs Manny...
