What Is The Most Crucial Attribute To Be Most Successful As A Boxer? Is There A Definite Answer?
29 January 2020
First of all, let’s discern the difference between an attribute and a skill. Many people tend
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First of all, let’s discern the difference between an attribute and a skill. Many people tend
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A major difference between 1958 and the present time was the absence of any world sanctioning
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In part one I set the scene for the state of boxing in 1958 and briefly
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I occasionally get someone asking me about how I started to write about boxing and although
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IBF welterweight and middleweight champions, Kell Brook and Gennady Golovkin went head to head at the
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Floyd Mayweather Jr has caused more controversy. The five weight champion last week on ESPN was
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My Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945): Bonus Instalment
Here are my top 25 since 1945: But wait! What if I slotted in some recent retirees or even some boxers who are still active but near the end of their careers? Where would they fit?
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Willie Pep
3. Joe Louis
4. Eder Jofre
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My Top Twenty-Five Pound-for-Pound Fighters (Since 1945)
First in a 5-Part series
I have never seen a list of great boxers that is the “correct” list; there is no such thing. Attempts can be made to close the gap by quantification, but in the end, the entirely subjective nature of any list comparing fighters across different weight categories and different eras is bound to be the subject of heated debate. Nonetheless, many have had a go at it.
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I visited my friend in Chicago, who has one of the largest fight film collections in
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I visited my friend in Chicago, who has one of the largest fight film collections in
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Born Walker Smith Jr on May 3rd, 1921, Sugar Ray Robinson is commonly referred to in many fight fans opinions, as the best Pound for Pound boxer to ever grace the ring. Few hardcore fans, if any, have never heard of the magical Robinson.
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Born Walker Smith Jr on May 3rd, 1921, Sugar Ray Robinson is commonly referred to in many fight fans opinions, as the best Pound for Pound boxer to ever grace the ring. Few hardcore fans, if any, have never heard of the magical Robinson.
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Amir Khan believes Tyson Fury would have an easy night against Anthony Joshua. Fury claimed the WBC heavyweight title with a dominant seventh-round stoppage of previously undefeated American power-puncher Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas last month. …
Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde 19-1 (18) has revealed his father has passed away from coronavirus. The 28-year-old Brit made the news public on his Instagram feed early on Sunday morning, adding his dad was fit and healthy. Yarde use…
Former WBA lightweight champion Anthony Crolla is gutted after his Greater Manchester gym was destroyed by a fire. The blaze started on Sunday morning at Morton Mill in Failsworth, destroying a number of other buildings. The 33-year-old Bit ret…
Floyd Mayweather has reflected on the recent passing of his uncle and former trainer Roger Mayweather at 58 earlier this month. Roger Mayweather was reportedly suffering from ill-health in recent years including diabetes. The former WBA super f…
Dillian Whyte believes Anthony Joshua was never serious about facing him in a rematch. The Brixton ‘Body Snatcher’ was in negotiations to face the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion last April, but said the short lead-up time compromised the fi…
Mike Tyson has refused to rule out Deontay Wilder getting his revenge on Tyson Fury when they clash for a third time in October. Fury claimed the WBC heavyweight championship with a dominant seventh-round stoppage of Wilder in Las Vegas last month…
