Patterson seems like a decent guy. A few days ago I was watching an interview of his upcoming fight with Liston, and I got the vivid impression...
No one wants to be defeated, but he swallowed his pride and opted to beat it.
Chubby? Dude was pretty shredded in the footage and photos I've seen. https://boxrec.com/media/images//4/40/Jose-luis-garcia-Ken-Norton.jpg
Was Hagler ever officially knocked down? I'm drawing a blank.
Jake La Motta?
I was watching Holmes vs Carl Williams just last night, and at one point Ferdie Pacheco remarks How Holmes is supposedly a "well known" dirty...
What makes you confident Mercer wasn't in top shape for Lewis? Because he had a small spare tire? The top guy at heavyweight right now (by general...
Carnera wasn't slow. He had a very questionable chin and seems to have punched below his weight, but he was actually quite fast for a guy who...
Lol at both your screen name an profile pic. I want to see wind-up-toy-guy (whatever his name is) fight Ned Flanders, in an elimination bout to...
Richard Steele. Not necessarily the best, but for me the most memorable, largely because of his distinctive, frequently heard, cool sounding...
I'm guessing he meant that blood clots in his legs could result in a pulmonary embolism, especially if confined to a cramped seat for hours on...
I would, but truth be told I don't have a contingency plan if Hulkamania runs wild on me. No idea what I would do in that case.
"November 26th, Denver Colorado: Heavyweight contender Ron Lyle in the white trunks is facing Primo 'The Giant' Carnera..." [MEDIA]
I would say that depends heavily on just how deep or shallow the talent pool was from ~1900-15. If it was much smaller than in the 80's Tubbs...
Am I the only one who has reservations about a fight between a guy name Terry and a guy named Winky?