On the contrary, my criticisms of Liston have been the mildest that anyone has made in this thread. No he wasn't. Foreman was powerful enough...
These. :deal
End thread. :lol:
Too many in the alphabet soup era to keep track of. But two that have forever burned into my brain are Evangelista and Richard Dunn.
:lol: So Liston was a better sparring partner than Frazier? Yes, maybe he was.
To be fair, what was Joey Archer's biggest win outside of Tiger? He was able to box well enough to keep Tiger at bay, and he couldn't hit hard...
No one knows what Walker or his corner "knew" before the fight - it's just rumor and speculation. The FACTS are that both were proven leading HW...
Bingo. I've also heard it referred to as a "bodyguard." Probably the best example. Burton was actually the top contender for Robinson's title...
Although Chocolate had obvious talent, he was also a bit of a choker in big fights. And although his chin was sturdy, it wasn't invulnerable, and...
"Not competing," maybe. Quitting every time, no.
On the contrary, I'd Garcia's rep was built gradually through wins over Lloyd Marshall and Walter Woods culminating with his dominant performance...
This topic has come up before, and opinions are always divided. There's a lot of factors to consider here, going in all sorts of directions....
I'd say anyone who tries to dispute you is the crazy one. :good Herrera was collectively 3-2 against other fighters on this list, and was 2-0...
Agreed, but the key word there is "early" - very early, in fact. Gomez ceased to be such an "unhittable" defensive force the moment he changed...
I'd say more than just "five" punches landed on him in this stretch alone: u97Q916ayh8&feature=related