I'm going to call it a three-star win. It would've been five against the Mosley of ten years ago, but not today. It's never to be remembered...
Year One. I didn't expect much going in, & the worst parts lived up (down) to the base-humour I was expecting. There were, however, a handful of...
His fight with Cotto is one of my favourites of the last several years. No exaggeration.
You probably need a good --- maybe a great --- tactician to beat Holmes. I've always thought this way. He's a boxer with relatively few errors in...
Lightweight, but here's the kicker --- it's an eight-round fight. Eight rounds. That's all these boys will get. As you may deduce, I do not...
I think we're seeing much the same result, but for different reasons. For me, it is predominantly an issue of age. Mosley isn't half the man he...
Then why bring up Spinks? Why raise Charles' losses to Marciano?
It depends how much you think the weight off-sets ability, in the end, & that's always going to have an air of subjectivity to it. Charles beat...
I'm sure this has been done before, but a brief search turned nothing up, so I'd love to see where you all stand on the old chestnut of which...
Tyson's career competition is also drastically, drastically inferior to the men faced & beaten by fighters such as Tunney, Charles, & co. as well....
I'd go the other way. I was drawn to District-9's originality & execution, while Shutter Island's, "twist" is old-hat in Hollywood, nowadays. Saw...
I can see only one victor, & that has to be Mayweather. Seems obvious from where I'm sitting.
Your main event pitches Jack Dempsey against Sonny Liston. On the under-card, Lupe Pintor does battle with Rafael Marquez. Each fight is...
Just a note on Charles (who went in seven against Walcott, not five)... Is Douglas a better fighter than Tyson? He's 1-0 against him, &, in...
You probably were --- Wright has forever been under-estimated & overlooked. Stylistically, he'd have beaten any Trinidad.
I'm shocked anyone would have picked Trinidad against Wright at any point in his career, let alone then.
Certainly of the last few decades, at the least.
One of four or five prominent names to instantly spring to mind, here.
Agreed on both points, & that includes Ali in '74, IMO. With that kind of speed, & no sacrifice in power, Holmes may never have had a shot at his...
Cooper took more punishment through the fight than Holyfield, & even got a licking at one stage in that round. Holyfield wasn't the only...
I would dispute Trinidad being world-class at that point, though. What was he ranked at the time, anyway?
That wasn't aimed at you. Joe mentioned why, "a lot" of people tear down fighters --- especially those from before their time. I simply...
Wouldn't that be like saying I'd only seen Castillo against Hatton, & concluding Buchanan was a safe pick, based on his performances against the...
Does that mean you fancy Buchanan?
If it changes your decision either way, tell us what you think with both scenarios.
A lot of it has to do with limited research, not just dislike. What I find difficult to believe is how anyone could dislike Marciano if they're...
Thanks for the detailed take.
I agree, & I have a hard time seeing how anyone could reasonably criticise Marciano's resume on the back of not fighting any of those three....
He couldn't destroy Tillis. He couldn't destroy Green, or Biggs. Even a fading Thomas lasted six. No one should be expected to win every fight...
Not to mention, whatever you think of their physiques, Marciano has Holyfield's number hands-down for experience at Cruiser, & hands-down again...
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