There won't be another Duran or Ali. Some athletes are so special that they can't be duplicated, even as the decades pass. There hasn't been...
Ortiz is an asshole.
Good matchup!! In 2011
Does not belong.
Back to the topic at hand, I've always been impressed by Olivares' offensive footwork. Like Napoles, no wasted motion, no unnecessary movements....
We're talking a bunch of ATGs here, and Doub has to bring up that football player scrub.
Porter won the title from Alexander.
Ohh, forgot about Napoles-Cokes 1, possibly the GOAT title-winning performance.
Yes, Ali-Liston 1 is easily a top 5-10 first title-winning performance. Sanchez beating the ever living shit outta Lil Red to lift the...
Rose had a very educated left hand. A piston like jab, and could very effectively double a stinging hook off that jab. I wonder how Rose fares...
May seem like blasphemy to say this because he's such a respected HOFmer, but I consider Mike McCallum among the most overrated fighters OAT,...
I'm no fan, but if we're talking biggest, Lummox Lewis is top 10 imo.
Best or the biggest? There is a difference. If its the best punchers, I would have Louis and Robinson at 1 and 2, and Arguello at 3. Tyson and...
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...
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