This was before the hard partying cut Olivares' prime short. He was a lot quicker back then.
I can see Ortiz over Jofre on pure accomplishments, but on film, Jofre is just a different level than Ortiz IMO.
@George Crowcroft surprised you haven't chimed in?
One of the most impressive title winning performances OAT, considering how good Rose was. Olivares went through him like a hot knife through...
Prime, pre-Rosario Camacho would often throw a one-two, followed by a double, or triple right hook to the body. All five punches thrown in like a...
Roy would often nail guys with a lead right, followed by a left uppercut. Sometimes it was a pure uppercut, other times it was that famous...
Duran would slip a right hand, and counter with a right uppercut to the body, left hook to the body, left hook up top. Arguello is the other guy...
Obliterated poor Mando Ramos with his signature moves.
Mike wouldn't throw a pull counter, because it wasn't his style. Could Ali explode with a lead hook as fast as Mike? Like the blindingly fast...
Great post.
I thought about including Wilde, but using my criteria, Canto is the best flyweight we have full, extensive film on.
Rumor has it it was the shortest contract in history. It just read: "Tree Goal Medal!"
Self-explanatory. The 5 greatest fighters from straw weight to super bantam. I think I would go with, in no order: Jofre Gomez Olivares Harada...
No one?
Agreed. I think it's brutal and back and forth for awhile, but steadily Gomez's powerful counters take their toll, and it becomes more of a...
It's acceptable to call Ward the greatest supermiddle. He has the deepest body of work at the weight. Roy is head and shoulders the BEST...
Boots is faster, and more athletic than Spence ever was. That's the one observation we always made about Spence - he has decent quickness, but...
A notable part of the documentary: Martin's ex-husband spoke about the contract DK offered them when he signed her. The husband told King,...
Fair enough. Admittedly, it's very possible my perspective on women's boxing would change if I had daughters. I have a son, and though I give him...
Netflix documentary about Christy Martin. I'm no fan of vagina boxing, but this doc is quite good. And George would be VERY PLEASED to know that...
Boots checks all the boxes in terms of having extreme physical talent and technical skill. He obviously has high IQ, and best of all, he's 100%...
It's not as bad as it used to be. There was a point when Calz love was insane, and the dumbest thing I ever heard was one guy say Calzaghe would...
A level above is pushing it, but I think Rigo peaked higher than Ward. That is to say, that despite Ward having better longevity, I don't think he...
But back to my point about Monzon's defense, it truly doesn't get enough credit. I don't mean by UGO specifically, I mean people in general don't...
Nah, I think Joe was a damn good fighter, but Monzon figures to be all wrong for him. Joe would probably build an early lead, but once Monzon...
That first statement is false. Extremely false. Monzon had very good reflexes, and wasn't easy at all to nail cleanly. If old Hopkins was harder...
Wait.... huhhhhh???? How can a pro waste their talent by NOT staying amateur? That's literally like saying Kobe was a waste of talent because he...
I think you can beat Tszyu by boxing/counterpunching him, but it would take a master like Benitez, Floyd, Whitaker, Locche to do so. Or even a...
Rigo wasted his talent in large part because he spent his physical prime (his 20s) in the amateurs. Had he turned pro in 2000 he might have gone...
Ali was overall a better athlete than Tyson, but Mike was more fast-twitchy.
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