Perhaps just forgotten about so far in this thread, rather than being thought of as upstanding gentleman.
True, certainly Mayweather is a more deserved target for his duckings, caveats against his supposed ATG victories, and deluded 'TBE' view of...
Trinidad was not a middleweight, pavlik was a tough but limited guy on more or less a Barkley level. He really didn't beat anyone prime for prime...
Thanks so much for your thoroughly referenced newspaper clippings. Please just look at Duran's body in New Orleans, then look at him in Montreal,...
Thanks for your thoughts all. I do somewhat disagree that certain greats, from around the start of the 20th century look good on film, compared to...
I had to get up at ten o'clock this morning.
Quite debatable indeed but more to the point Hearns fought in a massively more competitive era, wasn't afraid of anyone (unlike mayweather), and...
Are you off your meds? Seriously
Schooled by Jones prime for prime, vastly overrated. Possibly the most overrated fighter in recent history, and a racist ***** to boot. Had good...
Yup!
Spot on, put much better than I tried to put it. I'd also argue Hearns was less experienced, refined, and much further away from his physical...
Sorry I wasn't so much replying to you as much as the general 'Leonard was green' opinion. Duran did beat pretty much the best version of Leonard,...
...he'd beaten Ranzany, boy Green, Eklund, Muniz, Aldama in the olympics, Benitez! Countless hours under Jacobs, Dundee, even Manny Steward. And...
If Leonard was 'inexperienced', which he wasn't, Olympic gold medallist and It's well documented how well Dundee guided his career and brought him...
I've read that he wasn't motivated, and, just LOOK at Duran, he is obviously not in the great condition he was in Montreal.
