I agree that Williams was not very good in the grand scheme of things. But he was (1) a contender, (2) a puncher, (3) big. That combination...
Yes.
His rock 'em sock 'em fight with Jack "Only One Hand" O'Leary was a classic exchange of right hands. Great newspaper knockout.
His style always interested me. It seemed just a little odd, sort of a 60s evolutionary side road. I hear his father (another boxer) taught him,...
Albert "The Bunny Hop Bomber" Westphal, widely feared as the Don Cockell of Germany. Anyway, if I had to take a stab at it, Liston's resume gives...
Sullivan. We have lots of footage of Greb's era already. Sullivan is a bridge between the older world of the London Prize Ring and the beginning...
If we wave our wands and remove the effects of childhood hardships on older heavyweights, we're not even talking about the same fighters anymore....
Jon Jones, elite MMA fighter - He could have a small chance. Jon Jones, random dude who could've been an elite MMA fighter, but never tried it -...
As far as heavies go, the Chisora pick works. Several high volume guys of varying quality, but not many who bob, weave, and use something...
Frazier had to cheat vision tests in one eye to be allowed to box, IIRC. He did OK.
Toney was whacked in the head by experts. When Peter (twice) and Rahman (twice) can't dent the guy, Moar Powah may not be the solution. More...
Throwing him right in with the pound for pound great of our times? :eek:
He might find making a fight with Spinks a mite difficult these days.
@Mandela2039 Anyway, we saw in the AJ / Fury / Ngannou experiments that a combat sport athlete with no boxing record can do decently against a...
Maybe. EDIT: Do you mean Jon Jones right now, or Jon Jones before he took up combat sports?
