Brilliant fighter, I have him #23 p4p all time. He ranks higher at MW for WW for me, based on his respective bodies of work in those divisions. He...
Yes, whilst I have the same top 5 as the consensus, and am not at all surprised that Wlad, Vitali, Usyk and Fury are the consensus top 4, I am a...
Your question is akin to asking who was best out of AJ, Wilder and Povetkin, such is the scale on the consensus of the top 4. Thus far, AJ is the...
SRR beat Kid Gavilan, Jake LaMotta and Carmen Basillo. Henry Armstrong beat Barney Ross and Lou Ambers. Willie Pep beat Sandy Saddler (I'm aware...
Good post and I completely agree, though the Burley that Charles beat was better than Zale, imo. I'd favour even that green, still physically...
A champion not defending against the best contenders is a different argument. I disagree, up until around the final year of Holmes reign. He'd...
To all intents and purposes, I virtually disregard alphabet titles when assessing a fighters career in an historical context. There is only ever 1...
No apology necessary my friend.
Apologies for being pedantic, as I agree no version of Duran beats a prime Hearns, but Hearns was 6ft 1ins and Duran 5ft 7ins, a 6"/15cm...
As is customary, @awm listed the champion first. Ali's first defence was indeed vs Liston.
Louis has more lineal title defences than anyone in gloved boxings c.140-year hostory, not just at HW, but in any weight division, in mostly one...
You can expect fireworks when you grind on a big Klit.
And still lost to Douglas, Williams and McBride? He'd be a lock for the top 3. Probably #3, for me, closer to the top 2 than #4.
James Braddock's first defense was a bit of banana skin.
Yes, I was quoting you to point out we rank both similarly, mate.
