That you were there during Ali's rise gives you credibility, but I think you overestimate Ali and underestimate Joe. Ali would punish Joe badly?...
Emile Griffith was portrayed by boxer and coach Terry Claybon in "The Hurricane".
Leonard WAS vicious. A boy-faced assassin in the ring. He throttled the Hitman. Which elevates Duran's win over him, a bigger and younger man in...
The Lion of Flanders.
All Tyson opponents were supposed to last longer. Which carries the kernel of truth as to why Mike Tyson was one of the greatest of all time....
Little Red Lopez was a great champion. He deserved a chance to regain his crown.
Bowe was theatrical in literally dropping the belt in the trash can to avoid Lennox. Nobody was clamoring for Tyson-Lewis in 1995. At that...
Been away for many years - fascinating to see my own thoughts from 10 years ago, and good to see old hands around here still punchin'. Just to...
Holmes has become a bit overrated in the last 15 years. He had considerable trouble with B-level pressure fighters and punchers, though always...
Sure. Tyson was "charismatic" because he was so great in the ring. Like Dempsey, yes. With Tyson, we must play A LOT of "Imagine". But it is...
The more innocent, hardscrabble, blue-collar, tight-knit communities world, where local gyms producing local heroes abounded, no longer exists....
That BUZZ tells you something! Tyson was amazing! As reigns go, Wlad is up there, sure. It's poor analysis though to cite Tyson's "charisma"....
Consider this: Tyson already had nothing to fight for when he challenged Berbick. Yet he was a juggernaut of the ring for 3+ years. Had he had a...
Perhaps term-specification would help: greatest heavyweight champion or greatest heavyweight fighter? This video is a mix of the two, but leans...
Greatest fighter, young Mike Tyson. Greatest superiority to his challengers, Tyson. (This includes how petrified these challengers were. The...