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I was just reading that "Razor" Ruddock is on a comeback in boxing, like so many figher's from the 90s are, I can think of [just off the top of my head] Tommy Morrison, Riddick Bowe, Bruce Seldon, David Tua, Michael Moorer, even Bert Cooper.
The sport's writers would have us believe that we are in the worst heavyweight era in boxing history, but are we??
if you read boxing history, you'll see many fighters like Floyd Patterson, Eddie Machan, Larry Holmes and Geoege Foreman all made comebacks and beat young fighters in what was "supposed" to be far better eras than this one.
"old" Patterson knocked off "young" Oscar Bonavena in 1972, 20 years after Patterson turned pro, "over the hill" Eddie Machan beat "young gun" Jerry Quarry, two top fighters from the "ho! so great 70s,"
Holmes and Foreman won world titles in the 90s, and the 90s were [according to the socalled boxing experts] second only to the 70's in quality and quantity of fighters.
so my question is this: If today's heavyweights are so weak, why are the "toldover" fighters from the 90's doing so poorly?
Morrison has just done nothing after beating John Castle in there rounds, Castle was previously TKO'd by Povetkin in one round, and it was Povetkin's pro debut!
Bowe beat Gene Pukall in a boring six round fight, Pukall was perviously stopped by Robert Helenius in one round, and it was Helenius's pro debut!
Seldon can't even beat other toldover's from the 90s,
Tua fought to draw with Monte Barrett, and a prime Barrett was nothing more than a human punching bag for Waldimir Klitschko a few years back.
Lennox Lewis is just scared to try a return!
now we got the razor back, but don't look for Ruddock and his great "Smash punch" to do anything in this socalled weak heavyweight division....
Edited by: lost
The sport's writers would have us believe that we are in the worst heavyweight era in boxing history, but are we??
if you read boxing history, you'll see many fighters like Floyd Patterson, Eddie Machan, Larry Holmes and Geoege Foreman all made comebacks and beat young fighters in what was "supposed" to be far better eras than this one.
"old" Patterson knocked off "young" Oscar Bonavena in 1972, 20 years after Patterson turned pro, "over the hill" Eddie Machan beat "young gun" Jerry Quarry, two top fighters from the "ho! so great 70s,"
Holmes and Foreman won world titles in the 90s, and the 90s were [according to the socalled boxing experts] second only to the 70's in quality and quantity of fighters.
so my question is this: If today's heavyweights are so weak, why are the "toldover" fighters from the 90's doing so poorly?
Morrison has just done nothing after beating John Castle in there rounds, Castle was previously TKO'd by Povetkin in one round, and it was Povetkin's pro debut!
Bowe beat Gene Pukall in a boring six round fight, Pukall was perviously stopped by Robert Helenius in one round, and it was Helenius's pro debut!
Seldon can't even beat other toldover's from the 90s,
Tua fought to draw with Monte Barrett, and a prime Barrett was nothing more than a human punching bag for Waldimir Klitschko a few years back.
Lennox Lewis is just scared to try a return!
now we got the razor back, but don't look for Ruddock and his great "Smash punch" to do anything in this socalled weak heavyweight division....