There is a reason that the resumes of older fighters are given more weight. It is the same reason that the only undefeated team in NFL history is...
Didn't Ray Robinson say he was his toughest opponent? If so, should he rate higher?
I just posted the paragraph below re an article about Holyfield. Unfortunately, I have a hard time getting excited about the accomplishments of...
Powerpuncher - In response to an earlier post - I'm glad you didn't train Marciano or Ali. You would have ruined them.
They suffer from nostalgia and you don't. Duh. I get it now.
It is my understanding that relative old timers Ali and SRL and fighters of this era Hopkins and RJJ rate SRR as the greatest. That is not to...
I'm in the Hagler camp. I don't hate SRL, one of the greatest fighters of all time. I thought SRL put on the performance of a lifetime, but...
Interesting purpose that often comes up. I guess I'm one of the "idiots" even though I'm not sure I pick Fitz. I just don't think that you can...
When I think about this, I notice you don't have Frazier ahead of Holmes, and when I think about the two fighting, my gut tells me that prime...
It could be and I don't know anything about how well respected this scientist is, but I am willing to consider the possibility that maybe people...
I don't think it is so clear that we are bigger faster stronger: http://s1.zetaboards.com/anthroscape/topic/2606866/1/ The Evolution of Man...
The skinny legs theory is nonsense. SRR had pretty skinny legs and I think he was pretty hard to knock out. Heck, SRL had skinny legs too. I...
brownpimp stated the following above: Duran always gets favoured to beat guys like pryor, cervantes, or any other great fighter from that era...
Are you serious? I am unaware of skin tone having an effect on assessments of fighters by the vast majority of posters I see in the classic...
Didn't Dempsey say that Greb was faster than Benny Leonard and Jack Johnson say Greb was the fastest fighter he ever saw. We have film of Leonard...
