Obviously anything can happen, but Lennox is all wrong for 2003 Wlad. Lewis’ strength was underrated, as was his ability to make things physical,...
Some good shouts and people have already mentioned the ones I was thinking of. There’s a fair few “unlikely” champs when you think about levels...
I can’t begrudge Benn for the way he has approached his career (the doping issue aside). He’s made the most of both his surname and that of his...
It’s a good point about the British/euro/commonwealth route being the optimum way forward. It’s almost a lost art though these days. Itauma in...
Plenty of fighters have come back from worse. Losing by gassing out generally is more fixable than getting chinned. There are more things you can...
Are we talking resume or evaluating his ability? You could argue that they are inextricably linked, but I think Carnera is one of those fighters...
First instinct is McCall absorbs Cooney's bombs and stops him later on. That said, in fantasy Hammer Vs Anvil match-ups we invariably give the...
"Tokyo Douglas" requires a lot of emphasis. Buster in that fight looked like a top drawer heavyweight; he beat Tyson like a drum for the majority...
Belts have so little intrinsic value these days that winning and defending one means less than it has at any other point in boxing history. It's...
Easy to forget now, but Pacquiao was an underdog before his fights with Ledwaba and Barrera (I), which turned out to be signature beatdowns.
You can say the same about most fighters who are past their best. Once the reflexes and punch resistance disappears, it greatly increases the...
Reg was a comedian and a great personality. I wouldn’t think of him as a classic commentator though, at least not how we was with his mid 80s...
Prior to Wlad he was plagued by inactivity, losing at the wrong time, and struggling to secure big fights. Rahman was a true crossroads fight. It...
Based on the photo of them together, Foreman’s biological father was a very tall man, at least 6’4’’ or so. Dynamite Douglas was listed at...
Exactly. It seems in retrospect like a brief moment in time, but consider all the elements in play: - won version of heavyweight title after...
