He wasn't. He doesn't have to be fast on his feet like a Roy or Nunn, but as good as James's hands and defence were, his lack of feet is glaringly...
The Jones that beat Ruiz has enough speed of foot and enough pop in the right hand to keep Toney honest. Toney doesn't have the footspeed or...
Both Hop and Toney caught Roy - maybe not flush, maybe not their best punches, but fighters with reflex like Roy are very rarely caught clean....
Tony's comparative lack of foot speed and Jones' speed and power combination always sees Roy beat Toney right up and until he came back down and...
Should've gone with someone like McCall instead of The Acorn.
This is one of the very rare occasions where the skill level between the two is actually quite big, considering how similar their skillset...
You mean when Carl The Cobra Froch was the best fighter at his weight bar none, despite nobody asking and making a point to remind us every 5 mins...
Hmmm, Duran always seemed to come in ready when the threat of the opposition was perceived to be high up and until Montreal. Not saying the...
Fair enough. I happen to think that Duran, at his very best, likely wins on points but then I'm also minded that Pete is quick enough, slick...
Do you think his reflexes, jab and underrated prowess on the inside keep Duran at bay?
SRR Vs Fullmer Arguello Vs Rooney Hearns Vs. Duran
I genuinely struggle to see the relevance to what I said - their being allowed to pounce on Dempsey doesn't detract from the point that Dempsey's...
It's all opinions at the end of the day but a couple of things ... Dempsey was allowed to stand over a fighter - no neutral corner so subsequent...
Louis has better wins than Dempsey ...
It's not just being faster though - it's a combination of being a harder puncher, taller, more reach, significantly stronger, better chin,...
