Before 1955? Perhaps Ezz a close UD much like the Maxim-Floyd scrap. Afterwards? No contest; Floyd all the way. Sidebar: Charles is one of my top...
Despite his greatness, as Don Dumphy mentioned, Bennie had a plethora of "no contest" fights.
Liston's comeback, IMO, wasn't that impressive. His only big win was against ranked Henry Clark in, I think, 1967. He wasn't the same Sonny after...
Greetings 'old chap'! :) But...he seemed to 'fly under the radar' his whole career! Video of him is limited; you can find a few on YouTube. My fav...
Jose Gonzalez! Late fifties to early seventies. Grew from welter to LH. Look at his record for pete's sake! Disappointing losses; Big wins!...
Patterson vs. Quarry! Their first fight: Quarry won the 1st and KD Floyd in the second (2X) giving him a (by those California rules) a 4-0 lead...
Tho he spent 9 months inactive after the Ali bout in late 65, Patterson was STILL a top 5 (or better) ranked contender when he put 'enry into a...
I'm still pissed off that Leonard adopted SRR's nickname. Robinson: THE greatest fighter PvP in history!! Think eras as well! Prime 1982 SRR vs....
Remember the Taxi episode when Tony got a piece of HW contender (actor) Ernie Hudson? Ernie told Tony he was being courted by "The Syndicate"....
One not mentioned: Rodrigo Valdez. While he was under Gil Clancy's tutorage, he often cautioned the refs against any bias against 'Rocky's' early...
not imo eras aside
INGO was toast at that point, eras aside.
Absolutely!! Along with Benitez! Wilfredo pissed his potential legacy away. An in shape Eddie would have beaten Michael Spinks when they fought....
With all due respect to London, he was a professional fighter and gave his all! Ingo, in his prime, was not a great HW but had many more tools...
Tho I like and respect him in and out of the ring, George Chuvalo, from what I've read, always had an excuse for a close loss. Even in fights...