I agree with you. Benvenuti was a boxer of great, great intelligence and with excellent technique. His weak point was that he took hits badly and...
I have named the defeats that do not affect the judgment on Benvenuti, because they occurred either with referee scandals or due to age. The...
-119-1 as amateur. -82/7/1 as professional -Olympic champion -Judged best boxer at the Olympics of 1960, beating Cassius Clay-Mohammad Ali -World...
RIP Nino Benvenuti. He was a great. 119-1 as amateur. Olympic champion Judged best boxer at the Olympics of 1960, beating Cassius Clay-Mohammad...
Tyson's style is the one that is expensive. As was Dempsey's, quite similar. Dempsey has the record for first round knockouts. Tyson is third....
Tyson has a costly style, which uses up oxygen and calories quickly. After three rounds of fire, he begins to go down. Louis has a methodical and...
Jack Johnson vs Joe Frazier. Year 1905, 20 rounds, rules and gloves of the time. Johnson is a master of defense, complete technique, flexible...
James Jeffries vs Anthony Joshua, both at their best. Year 1904, gloves, ring, rules of that year. 25 rounds. Joshua is taller and bigger,...
It could happen. But it also might not happen. Mathis was a great potential talent, but unexpressed. Often poorly trained, with little athletic...
Damiani is bigger and taller than Quarry, he outweighs him by 3 inches and about 30 pounds. This Italian boxer has an excellent and underrated...
Right. Jeannette was knocked down dozens and dozens of times in his career, although he was only knocked out twice. A well-conditioned and very...
Jeffries vs Jeannette, both at their best. Fight to finish. Jeffries is bigger and probably more powerful, fast for his size, very good at...
Masterful analysis, as always. I don't want to contradict one of the best boxing historians, if not the best, but only add a consideration. All...
Thanks for the appreciation. Really iffy fight though, because they are two of the best pound for pound. Maybe if we had them fight 10 times, Fitz...
An uncertain match at best, between those considered by many to be the two best middleweights in history. Fitzsimmons and Greb have had two...
