Great post...saved me typing! Minter is under-rated by many (probably those who weren't there at the time), but seems to largely be getting his...
Subject absolutely f*cking nailed! Yet another thread where some delusional Bowe fans with a huge inferiority complex about Lennox Lewis try to...
Quite.
Marvin Hagler v Alan Minter. The atmosphere was so hostile toward Hagler and he wasn't phased one bit; Minter was a genuine world championship...
This really is an excellent and perceptive post. I have long considered Lyle's durability somewhat over-rated (probably due to his tough guy...
****ey by a quick knockout. I think ****ey had a better career than Morrison, I don't think Morrison produced a performance the level of ****ey's...
Not overrated at all, his achievements speak volumes...and watching him box is quite simply a thing of beauty. Paraphrasing (or...
Nighttrain knows what he is talking about. There was too much personal pride at stake for wither guy to come in out of shape. Ali may well have...
I am in complete agreement with paras 1 and 2 of this post.
The term "Bum of the Month" was coined by journalists of the time not to disrespect the quality of opposition, but as a refence to the regularity...
He was also clearly past his best in both Walcott fights.
I guess this comes down to a simple choice of opinions... Do you think Tyson was as feared after the Douglas fight than before? I don't...
Stupid and off topic? Why stupid? As for off topic, the OP asked the question, Boxers who permanently affected their opponents...I was just giving...
Seems like I've hit a nerve with you by criticising Iron Mike? If you read my post the way it was intended, I said the effect the Douglas loss...
Hagler wrecked a few...Marciano, as already mentioned. Not in a physical way, but in terms of aura, Douglas burst the Tyson bubble...as (I...