Exactly. They could have brought the Cruiserweight limit to its original 190 LBS. And their new division could have capped off at 210 LBS.
I disagree that boxing is not respected by MMA practitioners. A lot of them incorporate boxing training to enhance their striking.
1. Professional boxing should be conducted under tournaments at every level of the sport -just like the amateurs. 2. The system of beating one man...
Are you thinking of the Boxing Register? I find that book very helpful for that reason. When you see that a guy fought so many ranked...
I have a very simple way to judge a fight. I ask: who hurt the other guy more? Yes, it's a sport where you accumulate points. But it's also a...
Totally agree with this. We're always trying to fit guys into this slot or that slot. When in reality the ranking is always vague. And in a sport...
In his actual time he would have had too much trouble making weight, due to same-day weigh ins. He lingered in an odd stage where he was too big...
I'd like to have a good grasp on who the big players were. And I like the stories about Bendigo, who might have been one of the first under the...
This topic always makes me think of Floyd Patterson. He remained a threat and near the top of the division after he lost the title until he retired.
Definitely Klitschko. The way to get past Max was to make it physical. He was the superior boxer to Max Baer, but got out muscled. His rematch...
Thanks for the response. Yeah, there really is a lot of uncertainty when it comes to trying to clean up the past fighters. I see guys in the Hall...
Hey guys, I don't post here often but I really respect the amount of knowledge I see on this page (sometimes it's stuck between piles of trash-...
You can't change a fighter's mentality anymore than you can change his body. Maybe Holyfield shouldn't have struggled against those guys. Maybe he...
I'm going with Sergi Liakovich vs Shannon Briggs. Liakovich just came off a much better-than-expected fight with Brewster (maybe the only quality...
A lot of the pioneers are only there because they have stories worth remembering. From what I’ve seen of John C. Heenan, his record is 0-2-1. One...
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Hello Boys! I’m new here. Thought I’d join the discussion. Are there any contenders who fell short of a title but got into the HOF? I mean in...
