I'm jealous of some of you older guys that had boxing more visible in your youth. I wasn't wealthy and my family wasn't into boxing, so I mostly...
Miguel Cotto giving Mayweather Jr. a tough fight. At that point in his career, it didn't really seem like he'd have that level of success (even in...
From what I've read, Benny Leonard might fit the bill for an old timer.
Also, just to further explain his coverage in Japan, after his fights results are talked about on mainstream TV news during the sports section...
He makes millions fighting in Japan and he is becoming a bigger and bigger celebrity here (Japan), which means he's able to be a sponsor for big...
I see. You are probably with the majority in the opinion that boxers have improved over time. Usually the reasoning I hear is that athletes have...
Two of my all time favorite heavyweights... Louis had fast hands, massive power in nice tight shots, and feet that kept him in his preferred...
Just out of curiosity, do you think poorly of Joe Louis and his skills? Your username made me assume you appreciated him since it appears to be a...
Also, Tom Sharkey was a small but athletic beast who specialized in bull rushing and roughing up guys. He caused Jeffries to have a couple very...
I understand the interest in putting together mythical matchups between boxers of different generations, but when they are as far apart as...
I feel like there are many good answers already. I think part of identifying the perfect textbook hook is that fighters may have a perfect hook...
The Cotto / Torres fight was fantastic. Cotto had a lot of great fights, but that might be my favorite. I remember the commentators calling him a...
Weight classes get tricky with the way fighters jump around weight, so I'll just put the main 8 classes, and my favorites around those weights....
To be fair, Baer (who I like a lot) fought an extremely dirty fight against Schmelling (which the ref allowed...) I think Schmelling would have...
Some that immediately pop up in my mind: Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez 3 Michael Katsidis vs Joel Casamayor Jack Dempsey vs Luis Firpo...
