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[Willow The Wisp]

Amanda Rodrigues Gatti.....The Jury's still out.

[Willow The Wisp]

As With Johnson - Jeffries, Charles - Louis, Frazier - Ali I, Holmes - Ali and Fury - Wilder; if the un-deposed champion in recess comes back and wins, his reign continues unabated. And if he loses, his reign is ended and the interim claimant's defenses are legitimized.
Der Sieger wird immer...

[Willow The Wisp]

Great post. I take boxing aficionados where (and how) I find them, Marchegiano. If I discuss world history, engineering, classic automobiles, IT, global politics, faith constructs, earth sciences, anthropology....Baseball, football....not too difficult finding a conversation with an individual who...

[Willow The Wisp]

I dunno. Seems disrespectful to me. Whatever any poster here does to make a living, it's bound to be pretty easy compared to what these fighters do.

That's just how I see it.

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He was not speaking to the relationship between America and France in any sense...of course. And you know that.
He was speaking to the futility of assigning authority to a multitude of independent groups, who are historically noted for overstepping their boundaries.

It was a great...

[Willow The Wisp]

Its true.
Magazine writers would try to capture the buzz of the moment....

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Do not ever be offended by me March II. As my wife will tell ya, I know next to nothing. Besides.....I retired from the keyboard warrior circuit decades ago. And really, it was the Buffalo staff writer I take issue with.

Now go get your shine box!...

[Willow The Wisp]

Bullocks, as my friends in the UK would say.
Do the legwork....

[Willow The Wisp]

Washington state's Freddie Steele.
Sure, he's a Hall of Famer and the geeks do pay homage; but when invested fans rattle off their list of great Middleweight Champions he is seldom mentioned, which is a shame.
Indeed, Steele was arguably the greatest fighter-athlete ever.
Ray Arcel,...

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Can't restrain myself.........

1. Roberto Duran
2. Sugar Ray Leonard
3. Manny Pacquiao
4. Julio Cesar Chavez
5. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
6. Wilfredo Gomez
7. Thomas Hearns
8. Roy Jones Jr.
9. Carlos Zarate
10. Bernard Hopkins

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[Willow The Wisp]

Yes he is...

[Willow The Wisp]

Getting this thread back on track;

I made a thread about Leonard Morrow, the "California Kid" a few years back. He was one of those super hot/super cold fighters (Bob Satterfield, Jimmy Young).
He deserves another mention.
A pedestrian 30-8-1 mark....which included...

[Willow The Wisp]

A valid point. Wills did very well for himself throughout his life....

[Willow The Wisp]

Just when I was about to marvel at the lack of.......anyway, yes. Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson are the fastest, and Gene Tunney to round out the top three.

Jeez....

[Willow The Wisp]

Kabayel is the most killer body puncher I've seen in a while at Heavyweight. Makes my Liver Quiver watching him do his thing.
That cat is gonna be trouble for anyone.
I'll bet that team Usyk have already had the conversation....

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Tunney never stepped wrongly.
After twice defeating Dempsey, Instead of extending his reign beyond Heeney against the likes of Sharkey, Uzcudun, Delaney, Loughran, Godfrey, Maloney, Renault, Wills, Stribling, Risko, Montgomery, Persson, Berlenbach, DeMave, Slattery, Campolo,...

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Lol!!!!!!!...

[Willow The Wisp]

Many is the time that I have contemplated this.
I prefer the 14 oz. Club. This I know....

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Packey McFarland of course, is in the IBHOF. Although he never fought for a world title, McFarland made a lot of money. In April 1912, it was reported that he had earned $200,000 since becoming a professional boxer eight years earlier. He made, by the age of 24, $110,000 from boxing matches and $90,000...

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Wow. Never knew that....