Like others have mentioned, Foreman wanted either a marquee big-money fight, or an easy fight to stay busy (and keep the title) while he waited...
Exactly. It's fair for a champ to occasionally defend his title against lesser fighters, but you can't just sit on the title indefinitely....
The closest thing Lewis beat to a great fighter was a shop-worn 37 year-old Holyfield I rate Holyfield's wins over Tyson quite high though. the...
Foreman wasn't fighting any of the top fighters. He relinquished his claim to the lineal title when he failed to defend it against the division's...
This is ridiculous. The Ali who Frazier beat was MUCH better than the disinterested Tyson who Douglas beat and let's not even talk about the Ali...
I think Holmes wanted very badly during his reign to be a popular champ, recognized for his greatness. He had the substance and skills to back it...
I think Bowe-Holyfield II is often overlooked as a very close championship fight that could have gone either way. I think this had to do with how...
I don't think Foreman would have retired undefeated. He would have gotten exposed at some point, probably by someone like Jimmy Young (like in...
Ummm ... Tyson wanted a rematch against Ruddock? I thought it was the other way around: Ruddock wanted a rematch against Tyson because he felt...
Bowe was supposed to fight Ray Mercer. The Ferguson fight happened only after Ferguson upset Mercer in a fight everyone thought Mercer would win.
Yes, anyone can go down. When it comes to assessing legacies, one thing that must be decided is this: is it worse to get KOed by one good...
Liston and young Foreman did not have the will, heart, and mental toughness of some of the other all-time greats. I don't have a problem with...
I'm not sure what tier they were, thanks for the correction. But I do know that getting KOed by an all-time great like Ali or Foreman is not the...
Yeah, Tyson failed in his rematch with Holyfield. I think we can all agree that Lewis was not as mentally weak as Tyson. Having said that,...
I won't deny Lewis credit for avenging his losses. But the comparison with other fighters falls flat because the circumstances were so different....
