No one in history except Ali beats Foreman the night they fought in Zaire. Prime Foreman had crippling power with either hand and was very good at...
Hearn's punching power wasn't overrated.... but when you try knocking out Hagler, you end up breaking your own hand.
Yeah, Ron Lyle was "bravely" knocked out in the 5th round. :D
How about Ezzard Charles at light heavyweight?
Gennady is more exciting because he just fights more. I actually like how Ward fights, he's a smart and tricky *******! I like how he power jabbed...
I see Jack Dempsey as a pioneer of "beating the **** out of somebody bigger then you and doing it quickly" Not the greatest though, Gene Tunney...
Foreman was the biggest and baddest fighter ever! None of the other bullies won a heavyweight title at 45, was able to adapt their style, or lift...
Fact of the matter is, he beat them all and retired that way. But yeah, outside of boxing he wasn't a very good person..
Leonard was faster and more durable...which is why he won in their first fight.
Jack Dempsey was great, but gets underrated because everyone who saw him is either ancient or dead.
It's either Sanchez or Chavez...
Defensive Ducking Cherrypicker
They are lionized because they DESERVE it. Maybe you are satisfied with watching Euro-robots waltz for 12 rounds, but here in the US we have more...
Yes, he's overrated. Yes, he's a hypejob....but if someone could just train the giant correctly he really COULD be "great".
Although these fights won't happen, the only 2 I'd want to see Floyd go against is Pac or GGG.
