Both Jack Sharkey and Max Baer have had books published recently on them.

Last I heard he was taking a well-earned break from writing, not sure for how long though. His work as a lawyer and boxing referee would be time-consuming. The problem he faces is that as he goes through the champions writing (perhaps) the definitive book on each man, he starts to enter the realm of...

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Fullmer was double tough, never a pretty fighter to watch but I reckon his opponents would not have looked forward to meeting him in the ring, they knew that a hard night awaited them win, lose or draw.

Is it bigger than the Kostya Tszyu vs Jesse James Leija fight? Dont quite get what you mean, will it be bigger or are you asking is it bigger? I was thinking that the Kostya fight was the biggest since Jack Johnson in 1910 and that although Jones Jr vs Green will be big, I think the Kostya fight wa...

Is it bigger than the Kostya Tszyu vs Jesse James Leija fight?

Ward is very, very good. 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and undefeated.

Admittedly he is fairly untested with only a lopsided points win over Edison Miranda to his credit but don't think that he will be an easy beat. Who has Kessler beaten?

Edouard was KO'ed by Jermaine Taylor in Taylor's last fight before fighting Hopkins and he also had a fight of the year candidate against Willie Gibbs on Friday Night Fights which was an all action slugfest.

Mundine is against a good guy here.

I like Andre Ward for it, a nice dark horse who people aren't looking at.....

I have just read his autobiography Gloves, Glory and God and while it is was ok, I was hoping for a more comprehensive book on him.

Does anyone know of any?

Max Schmeling.

I enjoyed the book. Had a lot of new information and good photos. Worth every cent.

Robinson would get my vote.

Haven't seen enough of Henry Armstrong to make a judgement.

I rank him 4th marginally behind Ali, Johnson and Dempsey.

I think it comes to personal preference of styles. The beauty of a young Ali, the defensive skills of Johnson and the raw savagery of Dempsey are all traits I greatly admire.

Ken Norton fought Ali three times and while he made 1 - 2 against him, after watching all three fights, you would be hard pressed to say that Ali dominated his two wins and even more, you could give both losses as wins to Norton as they were that close. Marciano didn't face the opposition that Norto...

seasoned veteran how can u say putting him at 14th is high. no one agees with u man, even the biggest marciano critics on here rate him at least at 10th. and i disagree with u, i rate marciano at 3rd. why do u have dempsey at 3rd and marciano at 14th????? I meant high as looking at so many top heav...

first of id like to say i respect all ur opinion and i must sya season veteran, i think its unfair to rate marciano 14th overate him or not. silkov and sherlock dont think much of ihm but at leats hteir accurate enoug hand smart enough to keep him in the top ten which is what he clearly should be i...

Marciano at 14? cmon seasoned vet... everyone says that lewis should be top 10 because he dominated his division..well WTF did marciano do his whole career..i find that to be a major injustice to marciano and it really bothers me and doesnt make sense. .[/list] I think Rocky is a true great and at ...

1. Muhammad Ali

2. Jack Johnson

3. Jack Dempsey

4. Joe Louis

5. George Foreman

6. Joe Frazier

7. Larry Holmes

8. Evander Holyfield

9. Mike Tyson

10. Sonny Liston

11. Gene Tunney

12. Lennox Lewis

13. Ken Norton

14. Rocky Marciano

15. Jersey Joe Walcott

Muhammad Ali UD Marciano. Too slick, too big, too fast. George Foreman KO Marciano - Assuming the early 1970's Foreman. Too powerful. Lennox Lewis UD Marciano - Size matters. Sonny Liston KO Marciano - Brutality in the ring. Late stoppage. Evander Holyfield UD Marciano - Evander would be too good. ...

i like marcianofraziers and sherlocks picks. id go with ali close decision over marciano marciano by late KO or foreman early KO Marciano TKO 14 Sonny Liston Marciano KO 12 Hoylfield - holyfield too good for marciano??? seasoned vertand u need to watc hmarciano more. hoylfield had bad stamina probl...

Muhammad Ali UD Marciano. Too slick, too big, too fast. George Foreman KO Marciano - Assuming the early 1970's Foreman. Too powerful. Lennox Lewis UD Marciano - Size matters. Sonny Liston KO Marciano - Brutality in the ring. Late stoppage. Evander Holyfield UD Marciano - Evander would be too good. V...

What tactics can he use for that? Most people though he'd have the experiance to Handle Hatton'spressure yet he didn't know what the hell to do. Kostya is a thinking man's boxer in that he is a good preparer. He knows that his tactics against Hatton were not good enough so would be planning a new a...

I would like to see Hatton defend his title against Kostya in the rematch but hold it in Australia with an Australian referee.

Give the Englishman some of his own medicine.

bollox wrote:Fenech - Nelson, first fight. Still makes me angry :x

Fully agree. Total scandal that night, Nelson could barely stand after being pummeled for the full fight.

I remember reading that Cus D'Amato always told Tyson that Foreman would have killed Tyson in the ring. The power of George was one thing but it was the height that would have given Mike grief. I think George would have been difficult for any boxer to beat and that he should have destroyed Ali in Za...