I still can't follow this narrative. Usyk has p4p level skills. The era overall is poor, but he has some solid attributes. Usyk at 6'3 220 lbs...
Amateurs have only one sanctioning body, AIBA. If that example teaches us anything it seems to be that one dominant organization can be, if...
Tommy Hearns with a chin is pretty much an unbeatable fighter. If not, throw in Pryor's work rate
The fight itself is actually a good one. Rivas was very close to beating Whyte a while ago, and Jennings has some talent too. I have completely...
I believe Jirov's slow aggression and leaky defense are tailor made for Haye. At close Jirov would do some damage but eventually he would be...
How about Winky Wright? Beat Mosley and Tito who both were highly regarded at the fight time, though not at their absolute peak (the talk about...
Apart from that, and the fact that the punches mentioned weren't thrown in an open stance, it was a solid group of examples
Evander Holyfield was aggressive and moved his head splendidly towards his opponent's face
Sure, Liston had his arsenal and it could be that he'd steamroll every heavyweight in the history, barring Ali. Who knows. My problem is that we...
I can see the Liston- Mercer comparison of course but still I'd be very hesitant to give Liston much chance, mainly because of the size...
I can't tell the difference between a skillful and smart fighter on a world level. Can you name an excellent technician who was stupid as a...
Kovalev at his best had the confidence to stand up for Dariusz' aggression and Michalzewski's porous defense would be an inviting target for...
Reminds me of a Tommy Morrison quote after the Lennox fight. "If I had trained with an eye pad, I probably would have kicked his ass"
Personally I'd rank Lennox #1 of all time on the basis of who beats whom. Obviously, several greats would have a chance against him and prime...
I don't remember how long Hozumi Hasegawa was at the top, but he crumbled quickly
Agreed. I remember him whacking out a guy named Eddie Gonzalez, who had gone full rounds with Bowe and Holmes, in two. Also, even though Tucker...
Reggie Strickland
"He punches pretty good" - Virgil Hill
I totally agree Tarver wasn't going all out in the first round and probably was waiting for his chance, which came soon after. I also agree that...
I'm not sure about that. Roy started the rematch as confidently as ever, and the first round looked like the dominance that everybody expected the...
Agreed otherwise, but in his fights against Barrera I, Diaz, Morales II, De La Hoya and Hatton Pac also looked as good as the other three, despite...
https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/1433849895660703756?s=19 Oscar got the rona, so Holyfield replaces him in the fight against Belfort
Larry Donald - Henry Akinwande
I never said Farr or Godoy were only known for fighting Louis, I said they are best known for it. Solid scalps, but not stuff of legends. And I...
I don't think Louis' overall opposition was too solid during his reign, outside of Schmeling and Walcott. I don't see guys like Conn and Galento...
Bouts such as these are very difficult to imagine. If Martinez approached this bout in his usual hands down manner, it seems inevitable that he...
Wlad indeed has the huge number of defenses and the dominance going for him. As George implies, he wasn't even close of losing before Fury, when...
Another thing that makes a case in favor of Tyson and Ali is that they pretty much cleaned their division. Witherspoon was the only truly good...
I know the default answer is Joe Louis, and 25 defenses and nearly twelve years are difficult stats to overcome. But I am not sure if it is quite...
Excellent post. As irritating as excuse making is, it seems that it is directly related to the type of mentality that you need to become great
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