Kent Green was the only man to stop Muhammad Ali until Larry Holmes
Gonzales beat Lewis too, in the same tournament that he beat Bowe if I recall correctly.
Tommy Brooks (the future trainer) beat Michael Spinks
Sharmba Mitchell also beat Forrest apparently Jermain Taylor beat Kelly Pavlik
Most I can confirm, the others I've seen mentioned in publications down the years.
Anyone know any interesting results? There are obviously some well known ones like Pryor beating Hearns etc, looking for the less obvious ones. A...
Calzaghe kicked Byrds ass in the amateurs
Byrd was shite
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Karl, this guy looks great :bears: Hope to see more of him soon, will keep an eye out for him
:lol: It was a 1 in 100 type occurrence. Byrd was getting his ass kicked.
Guess it comes down to how much stock you put into the Byrd "loss", I don't really see it as a proper defeat, kind of the same as Griffin-Jones I....
As I said previously, it was a legit loss but it wasn't definitive. I also disagree strongly with the last statement, performing like he did...
Essentially, yes. Vitali proved he could, at the very least, hang against an elite heavyweight, Ike didn't.
Very well actually. I've mentioned this a few times before but Lennox Lewis is my favourite boxer (or at least joint favourite with Naz),...
I disagree, but it's impossible to say, we never saw how Ike dealt with height. It's a crucial factor which we don't have the answers for.
Lewis looked worse against Rahman IMO, especially as he hadn't acclimatised to the higher altitude. Regardless, Lewis proved against Rahman he...
*whilst barely losing a round and redeeming himself afterwards by continuing against the last great heavyweight champion with a vagina on his face
Yes, but Lewis proved it was a fluke and that barring a lucky punch he was 100% the better man. Lewis' win over Vitali was legit but it was not...
Are there any plans for Selimov to turn pro? Could be a golden era at the lower weights.
Yep. Lomachenko is quality, this does seem unnecessary, but it would stand out for sure as a unique achievement. Anyone think he's maybe trying...
Well Lewis was able to secure the rematch and prove he was the better man and that the first fight was a fluke, all the questions were answered....
We are, but for all his slickness and swiftness of foot, it is way more difficult to win rounds off Vitali than Byrd.
Vitali is harder to beat than Chris Byrd.
I'd rate giving an ATG at the top of the tree hell for 6 rounds higher than wining a close decision over a one-dimensional banger, or stopping a...
Vitali on points. On what I've seen anyway, impossible to know how good Ike could have been.
Yep, that's how I saw it too
That's fine, but as I said, you can't hold Vitali's competition against him, it's not his fault he was born into a shite era. He didn't beat Lewis...
Worth pointing out, that unlike Wlad, he's never been in any trouble at all against the rest of his non-ATG competition, so you can't knock him...
I don't think it's relevant tbh, Vitali can't be held responsible for his competition. It's not liked he ducked anybody. The one ATG he did fight...
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