He got dropped by Gregg in his previous fight and it was a meaningful knockdown. Cobb was wearing down at this point.
because a fighter can make weight and be in terrible shape
a 6 month shoulder injury doesn't sound like the greatest thing in the world
This idea that the Tyson of 89-90 was not substantively different from the Tyson of 87-88 is just obviously ludicrous and I'm confident that the...
De La Hoya's jab somehow confused both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Bernard Hopkins
I think about the Spinks-Cobb fight a lot. How much they both put into that fight for so little potential reward, neither fighter ever being the same.
He absolutely had the heart. He was involved in several brutal fights and dug deep in them. He got addicted to drugs and his chin wasn't good...
Tyson had a million distractions for the Spinks fight too, but he was in shape and had a trainer who wouldn't forget an endswell.
Team Tyson was a total trainwreck and it's amazing that he came close to scoring a come from behind KO. He really was in no condition to fight...
it's pretty much standard practice with the top Japanese prospects now
Briggs would probably outpoint Cobb in a 6 rounder. 10 rounds or above he's toast.
so again, round 1 for Briggs. You don't beat Tex Cobb in round 1.
If this is Greb then the opponent is clearly much taller than he, so I'm confused as to how it suddenly changed to Allentown Joe Gans being the...
Does Briggs have a single good performance that isn't an early round blowout KO?* And he'd be fighting the guy who is one of the worst possible...
All Cobb cared about was money. Give him a good paycheck and sure he'd want it.
