Part of the problem with the lineage argument is that public attitudes have changed. Back in the day you could draw the color line but today that wouldn't be acceptable and any fighter who tried to do it would immediately lose recognition as champ. Suppose some racist south African won the title of...

Benn is gonna get embarrassed in this fight. He's gonna lose bad

Lennox Lewis vs Holyfield 1 is probably the worst decision I've seen in Heavyweight Boxing. I had that one 10 rounds to 2 for Lewis

I'd have to favor Meldrick by UD here

I didn't think Holmes lost to Williams. So it's me and the judges in this case.

I don't believe Tim Bradley beat Manny Pacquiao in their first fight.

The judges ain't always right in the case of a controversial fight, and they ain't always wrong either.

Holmes was doing better in 1992 than Carl Williams too, who was losing to Jerry Jones at the time. Didn't help Holmes much in 1985 when Larry was lucky to get a decision over him. I wish a mod would step in and wave this thread off because your arguments are getting pummeled on all sides. By who? L...

Good point. Thomas had defeated Weaver and Witherspoon easier than Holmes did. Holmes was outboxed badly by Carl Williams and was lucky the judges saved him. Holmes was clearly declining. This was not the Holmes of 1978-1982. Since Pinklon Thomas had youth on his side and wasn't in decline there's ...

I kinda had an inkling that with 3 years off and not looking too impressive last time out Ruiz wasn't gonna do well here. I should've bet on Knyba. Ah well.

Decent win for Knyba. Ruiz is finished.

Mayweather would dominate and stop Fenech in 8 to 10 rounds. Fenech's aggressive style would feed right into Mayweather's Counter punching

Don't really know why you guys put everyone's names in quotes as if they're fighting under an alias and aren't who they say they are :lol: But yeah any of the titlists unifying would be cool. Hrgovic vs Kabayel would be good. Hrgovic vs Gassiev would make sense too as it'd be a rare chance for one o...

I'd favor the greater discipline of Thurman over the greater skill of Judah. This is one of those fights where Judah is good enough to win it, but he'd f*ck it up with inconsistency.

Sharkey turning to the referee and complaining about Dempseys low blow is a head scratcher. Experienced guy like that it’s hard to figure. The referee tells you during instructions “ protect yourself at all times”. He’s not kidding I personally always kinda like it when someone nails a guy when he'...

Sharkey turning to the referee and complaining about Dempseys low blow is a head scratcher. Experienced guy like that it’s hard to figure. The referee tells you during instructions “ protect yourself at all times”. He’s not kidding I personally always kinda like it when someone nails a guy when he'...

Basically we've went for pages and pages just because the idea of the Lineal Championship. The man who beat the man was somehow unclear. It's one of the more clear cut ideas in Boxing. It's a hell of a lot easier to explain the Lineal Championship and how it works to somebody who knows nothing of Bo...

Didn't he beat a man who was only a short time away from winning the WBA Heavyweight belt in Bonecrusher Smith in 1984?

Cervantes isn't gonna be strong enough for Hearns. His best bet here would be if this happened when Hearns was still relatively inexperienced, and he could simply outcraft him, but if you're talking about Welterweight Champion Tommy Hearns or even a few fights away from that, he's gonna be too much ...

Definitely an All time Great victory and an All time Great fight. What an atmosphere with this one. Both men were played in with their own bands, and the bands tried to outplay each other in the ring. Really wild and fun atmosphere for a Prize fight. Felt like a party in there, and the fight lived u...

Generally speaking Lewis would've been considered and was considered the #1 Heavyweight with or without Briggs yes, but Briggs would've legitimately had claim of the Lineal Championship, though admittedly a devalued version of it as it had already become in the hands of George Foreman due to the wa...

Hence Uysk turned him down and no one is lining up even though he is supposed to get a title shot. Title shot? Didn't they just hand him (Kabayel) the WBC Title? Yeah, finally. But no money in that until he fights someone. Hey with the WBC Title at stake his next fight will almost certainly be wort...

Salvador Sanchez vs Danny Lopez 1 and 2

The Cold Patience and Precision of Sanchez in these bouts is a Marvel to behold. What a talent Sanchez was.

Just watched it back. I noticed Hrgovic landing some great body shots, especially in the last two rounds. A lot of people (including me) questioning Itauma's stamina, but those body shots did some serious damage, even the last punch of the fight was a hard shot into Itauma's bread basket. Imagine w...

ITAUMA WANTS HRGOVIC REMATCH BUT WARREN CALLS FOR PATIENCE Promoter allegedly has urged Moses Itauma to "switch off from boxing" after the 21-year-old asked for an immediate rematch with Filip Hrgovic. Itauma (14-1, 12 KOs) dominated Hrgovic (21-1, 16 KOs) for eight rounds on Saturday bef...

Whether he changes trainers or not, he needs to learn the following in the gym. 1. How to take a round off. 2, How to breath properly between rounds. 3. How and when to take a short in-round breaks. 4, When to throw fast punches without much zip on them. 5. How to pace himself for a twelve round fi...

Just watched it back. I noticed Hrgovic landing some great body shots, especially in the last two rounds. A lot of people (including me) questioning Itauma's stamina, but those body shots did some serious damage, even the last punch of the fight was a hard shot into Itauma's bread basket. Imagine w...

When Thomas was at his best Holmes was past his prime and blatantly ducking the top fighters in search of easier opponents. So yes it's perfectly reasonable to put him ahead of that version of Holmes Good point. Thomas had defeated Weaver and Witherspoon easier than Holmes did. Holmes was outboxed ...