Not the greatest in terms of skill or accomplishments, but the greatest in terms of awesomeness goes to Sailor Tom Sharkey.
There are many ways to decide who we all consider the greats of the sport. Archie Moore is special in that he'd shown greatness in so many...
Moore is the boxing GOAT (obviously my own controversial opinion), but in a heavyweight fight I believe that Schmeling should be favored. I...
Mickey Walker like Hearns was able to fill out and fight at higher weights. Was durable enough to take shots for heavyweights. Was aggressive and...
I remember reading about Max Baer flipping over a roadside car for someone. He also grew up doing a lot of heavy lifting I believe. Lot's of...
I think Jeffries has some interesting feats of strength/athleticism. Supposedly used to go hunting and throw the deer over his shoulders, then jog...
Fantastic. Also, this made me think of Oscar Dela Hoya... Oh, how things never change...
For pure charisma, Chisora is a good mention for modern fighters.
For me... All time: Max Baer During my lifetime: Old George Foreman Active: No one in particular... Modern fighters are fairly inactive so...
No saying I disagree, but Dempsey said similar things about being a bit scared of Willard upon seeing the man, and we all know how he came at him...
Two that sprang to mind: Langford fighting multiple fights essential blind against Wills. Joe Gans fighting great lightweights while likely...
Main points I've seen brought up against Louis are his competition not being as great as some others and him being smaller than some of the later...
Big thanks for all the quality posts. It's given me some good viewing as I watch different fighters use the guard. Honestly a bit surprised by...
I've noticed that the users of this guard tend to be in higher weight classes. A young Archie Moore and Gene Fullmer were middleweights, but I'm...
Tom Sharkey. A crazy life full of ship wrecks, wild fights, controversy, cameos of Wyatt Earp and other greats like John L., Fitz, Jeffries, etc....
