We will look at the great boxers who once defeated the former great. So who is better, considering both the meeting in the first list, and and because of the controversy?
In October 1951 in Madison Square Garden in Recent York, Rocky Marciano37-0 (32), detained the former master Joe “The Brown Bomber” Louis66-2 (52), in the eighth round. Only for the second time Louis was detained.
Behind the entrance to the eighth round, Louis was knocked twice. First, with the left hook Marciano dropped Louis on the 8th-hull from Judge Rudy Goldstein. Then Marciano sent Louis through the ropes when Judge Goldstein called Halt without Count.
Then Marciano began to cry, stopping the hero “Brown Bomber”. Did Marciano beat Louis when they were both in great shape?
The Ring magazine called Jacek “Galveston Giant” Johnson, the greatest heavyweight champion.
In April 1915, the heavyweight champion Johnson, 53-5-10, was knocked down in the 26th round of the planned 45 rounds to 6:06 ½, Jess “Pottawatomie Giant” Willard, 22-5-2, in Oriental Park, Havana, Kuba.
Johnson was on canvas on his back with both hands crossed to keep the sun away from the eyes, thanks to which he looked like he dived!
Two fights later, Willard lost the title Jack Dempsey51-5, in Toledo, Ohio. The villa fell seven times in the first round. Willard was officially detained at the end of the third, before the towel was thrown before the fourth round. It was reported that Willard beat the ribs and jaws.
In October 1980, the former Master Muhammad “The Greatest” Ali, 56-4, left the pension after a year and was detained for the only time in his career by Larry “Assassin” Easton Holmes, 35-0, ten rounds. A one -time sparring partner Ali inflicted his body beating. Sometimes Holmes applied to judge Richard Green to stop.
Long -time Ali, Dr. Ferdie Pacha, advised Ali to never fight again, saying that he would never work in his corner, if he did it, after Ali again found the title for the third time, defeating Leon “Neon” Spins by a divided decision.
Would Holmes overcome Ali Time Time before losing his license for three years?
In August 1943, in Madison Square Garden, Recent York, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, 44-1, defeated the former 3-Division champion of Henry “Hanka’s murder” Armstrong, 132-17-8, within 10 rounds.
Robinson is considered a pound to be the best boxer of all time, and this writer considers Armstrong to be the second largest. What would happen if they were both in the best condition when they met?
In November 1982, in Miami’s Orange Bowl, WBC World Lightweight, champion Aaron “Hawk” Pryor, 31-0, detained the world champion in two divisions Alexis “Gaunt Man” Argello, 72-5, in the fourteenth round.
Argello wounded Pryor in the thirteenth round, looking exhausted. He was on two of the three cards. Between the rounds, his trainer, Panama Lewis, said to his second: “No, I want a black bottle!”
Pryor came out in the fourteenth round, looking as if he got his “second wind” after drinking from the bottle. After a minute, Argello went on his feet with a tow truck, forcing judge Christodoulou to stop. What was in the bottle? It seemed that at the end of the thirteenth round Pryor looked like he was ready to stop in the next round, but he came out full of energy. The bottle was never later checked by the commission. What if he didn’t receive a drink from this bottle?
Canelo Alvarez came out with a clear win over Christian Mbilli over the weekend, but not everyone thinks so highly of his performance. Speaking to Fight Hub TV, David Benavidez explains why he wasn’t impressed by what he saw out of Canelo and believes Canelo owes a better effort to the fans and those who pay him a fortune to fight. Here are some excerpts of what he had to say below.
“He earns all this money, he’s supposed to be the greatest fighter in the world, right?” Benavidez said. “We expect him to go in there and knock this guy out. We don’t expect him to just go in there and look for counter shots. If the other guy is not throwing any shots, then be Canelo. Go in there, put pressure on, use your defense, use your head movement, go in there — just like how he did it with Caleb Plant…
“So, in my opinion, you’re getting $40M, $50M, that’s a lot of money. You [should] be ready to push it to the limit every single round, from round one to round 12. And I’m not trying to talk sh-t or nothing, but is that not true? Is that not what you guys see? There’s just a lot of waiting going on. As a fighter, Canelo is way better than Mbilli. You guys seen it, he has more tools. It’s just that he wasn’t pursuing the knockout like he should be.
“I think if you’re better than the fighter, you have more skills, put them skills to the test, especially if you’re getting money like that. That’s just the way I think. I think it was a great performance by him but he just needed to — I don’t know, I think he could take all these guys out, could knock them out, especially like Mbilli. Mbilli was fighting scared but you know you’re going to get a guy to fight scared — put the pressure on, do some Julio Cesar Chavez and get that knockout.
“He’s too much of a good fighter to just be cruising like that, especially earning them top dollars.”
Jake Paul putting his career on the line against Cédric Doumbé tells you everything about how little danger he sees coming back at him. Paul claims he will retire if Doumbé pulls off the upset on Christmas Eve in Dubai, though anyone who follows combat sports knows retirement often just means a paid vacation.
“If he wins, I will hang up the gloves and call it a day,” Paul announced while promoting the eight-round cruiserweight bout. He promised a knockout too, which is quite the claim for someone returning from a broken jaw after Anthony Joshua stopped him in six rounds last December.
Paul brings 14 pro bouts into the ring against Doumbé’s single appearance. The French striker captured two kickboxing world titles and collected 45 knockouts in that arena. He certainly knows how to land devastating punches. Paul simply figures that stripping away Doumbé’s kicking game removes the setup that makes those strikes lethal.
That makes plenty of sense for a return bout. Paul built his entire run by taking combat athletes out of their primary disciplines, hyping their resumes, then forcing them into traditional boxing rules. The retirement angle is just his latest pitch to convince fans the outcome carries real finality.
Doumbé does not even need a knockout to expose the cracks. Slipping shots, landing clean counters, and dragging Paul into deep waters will quickly reveal the lingering toll of a year-long layoff and facial surgery. Paul expects his ring craft to settle matters before those questions get asked.
A Doumbé victory would give social media plenty to chew on over the holidays. Even so, hand Paul several months of rest and the right payday, and boxing will see exactly how long that retirement lasts.
Promising retirement is the oldest trick in the fight game to inject drama into a matchup that lacks real sporting legitimacy. It turns what should be an ordinary matchmaking exercise into a make-or-break event, giving casual viewers a reason to tune in just to see if the loudmouth finally gets silenced for good.
If Doumbé catches him or puts him away, Paul might step back for a while to let the dust settle and let his jaw heal further, but walking away entirely makes no financial sense. Paul runs Most Valuable Promotions, controls his own dates, and draws massive paydays regardless of whether he wins or loses. The loss to Tommy Fury did not slow down his business, and getting stopped by Anthony Joshua did not keep him away either.
The minute someone dangles an enticing name or a massive check in front of him, that retirement pledge will be forgotten overnight. He is selling a spectacle, and the bet is just part of the sales pitch.
Naoya Inoue is eyeing up a move into the featherweight division, with each of the reigning 126lb champions seemingly keen to secure a lucrative shot at the pound-for-pound king. Now, after scoring a fifth consecutive win inside of the distance, one featherweight ruler has publicly called for a clash with the Japanese sensation.
Inoue has issued a March deadline to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez as hype around their potential match-up continues to first build and then be dampened by a possible collapse, as Rodriguez toys with the idea of remaining at bantamweight or challenging for the undisputed super-bantamweight throne.
Regardless, it is believed that Inoue will make his move into the featherweight division next year, with current world champions; Angelo Leo (IBF), Bruce Carrington (WBC), Brandon Figueroa (WBA) and Rafael Espinoza (WBO), each jostling to be selected as the man that Inoue wishes to challenge.
On Saturday, Espinoza managed a fifth straight knockout win in as many outings since becoming a world champion and during the aftermath of his victory over Ricardo Blandon, ‘Divino’ unveiled his plans to either unify or take on Inoue, on the DAZN broadcast.
“The truth is, I want to unify. I want a unification fight. I want to be able to say I’m the best featherweight, and also wait for that big fight with Inoue. That would be a dream. My biggest dream is to become one of the pound-for-pound best. That’s what I want, and that’s what I’m going to pursue.”
Inoue’s move to featherweight hinges on Rodriguez’s next move, but it is expected that the pair will collide in Marchbefore the Japanese superstar ventures up to what he has declared will be the highest and final weight-class of his career.
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