It's not just the Smith fight that raises concerns for Johnson - in his younger years (what would be considered his physical prime), he had a bad...
Man, these 2 guys make me so hard, I just wanna -- oh darn, look what I've done to my keyboard! [MEDIA]
Good shout on Holy, but I'd probably go w/ Louis. Walcott x2 Schmeling Conn x2 Baer Carnera Sharkey Lewis Bivins ... & those are just the...
Holmes-Weaver - Weaver was viewed as a largely unheralded journeyman, yet shockingly pushed Holmes to the brink in 1 of the greatest slugfests in...
In addition to many names already dropped here, I'd also throw in Billy Graham & Gil Turner.
He doesn't really provide a stylistic analysis, he just lists names on a resume which, while impressive, also overlooks the fact that Johnson's...
Tito both enjoys significant physical advantages & is a shorter, more precise puncher. Perhaps DeMarco finds his chin for a KD, but Tito should...
In fighting Johnson (for a 5th time in his career), Moore was facing an opponent who was demonstrably better than many of the ranked hws of that...
A great fighter vs. a very good 1 IMO, w/o a significant enough size disparity to offset the scales.
He was the European hw champ & had a win over Gunboat Smith when he was considered the leading contender (white or black) for the hw title. He's...
Levinsky, Carpentier, & Gibbons were all hof lhws w/ hw credentials, & all 3 were decisively handled by Dempsey.
Which Louis? Joe? He never fought Johnson.
Given that even a prime Dempsey was troubled by some clever boxing from Bill Brennan (perhaps on an off-night), I wouldn't entirely rule out a...
by smothering him @ close quarters & outhustling him, IMO. I don't think Esparra proved enough against high enough comp to be favored over Fenech.
lw - maybe Ike Williams? ww - I think there were a handful of fighters that were better than SRR from a purely technical perspective - Gavilan,...
