Sounds a lot like Joe Grim's story.
Leon was a 4-1 underdog going into the Holmes bout. Not many were picking him to win.
Boxing is at the point where who holds what belt barely even batters. Damn near everyone holds a belt. As I type, there are currently four men...
Also Joe Bugner, who seemed to be doing well until recently, but now has dementia. It's easier to identify in guys who were ailing at a young...
Always suspected his safety first style was designed to protect a shaky chin (like bad hands, a Mayweather family trait).
Maybe if the '67 version of Ali gets to fight them all. But over the course of his career, some might pick him off. Unlike in his own time,...
Yes - it gets overlooked now as Holmes was declining and Spinks was a great fighter in his own right, but no one saw that result coming. Least of...
Audley Harrison. Funny thing is, he turned pro with a lot of goodwill after winning Olympic gold. But between his delusions of greatness, garbage...
He was bad for the likes of Sam Langford, Sam McVea and Joe Jeannette, whom he denied title shots to. "I'm the first black champion and I'll be...
Beat them, sure, but I doubt he'd be pulverizing them. In Liston's day a typical heavyweight was 6' and weighed 190lb. In the 80s a typical...
A champion who doesn't meet his best challengers is no champion.
It would be a rerun of Hearns-Benitez IMO.
Walter Cartier, who fought Bobo Olson, Kid Gavilan and Joey Giardello, played a member of Bilko's platoon. Not sure why people are upset by the...
Conn was a great fighter; he was quick, prime, well skilled and tough. He'd already won big fights, beaten quality opposition as a light heavy and...
Wlad was better than Bonecrusher and Tucker, had heavier artillery and was far more accomplished. You don't think there's even a chance that he...
