Yes. People were leaving because it was after the main event, because Naz wanted to watch it. Me and my dad stayed because while it wasn’t a great...
I was there for that one!
A big occasion but awful fight. Bruno finally learned how to hold on for dear life.
Foreman vs Lyle. It looked like the referee didn’t think it was right to step in as long as Lyle still had a pulse.
Kevin McBride. Beat the remnants of Tyson but nothing came of it.
Agreed on Williams, but I think he gets talked up in tandem with Liston…their fights against each other are cited to boost their legacy. And that...
In Classic I think it’s definitely Liston…there seems to be at least one new thread about him every week.
Curry vs McCrory.
He also brought the big money into the sport and made it popular enough for things like “The Ring” magazine to exist.
Jim Jeffries. Amazing athlete, but also the first of the Heavyweight champs to retire, as champ, without a loss. He only lost years later when he...
If I’m not mistaken, Louis is also the only champion who knocked out three former (undisputed) heavyweight champs on his way to the title. Amazing...
If time travel is allowed, I think Ray Arcel with Tyson would’ve been interesting. He was big on developing a style distinct to the fighter, based...
Paul Ingle vs Colin McMillan is a good example of this.
I wish I’d seen Benn live..only ever saw him on tv and he was amazing to watch, must have been incredible to have been there. He put everything...
Thompson vs Eubank. Brutal fight at cruiserweight and although I’d been watching Eubank for years on tv, I didn’t appreciate his pure theater but...