tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post7409333619140414833..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: H is for...Heavyweight BoxingFalling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-59079804640013114352009-02-27T19:06:00.000+00:002009-02-27T19:06:00.000+00:00I blame the East Europeans Cody, they just don't h...I blame the East Europeans Cody, they just don't have the entertainment value of the old guys. It does have a strange feeling of Rocky 4(?) when he fought the big Soviet. Now the champs are all big thugs from that end of the world. <BR/><BR/>I have never been so disapointed as when i first saw Nikolai Valuev and thought wow, he looks awesome to the first time i saw him fight and thought, wow, that guy is Gary Mason with a Russian accent. <BR/>I saw that fight when Barrett tried to jump the ropes and went arse over elbow. As for Haye, what i have seen of him, he wont be giving either of the Klitscho's any sleepless nights.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-29863478379871727822009-02-27T07:41:00.000+00:002009-02-27T07:41:00.000+00:00I get nostalgic about heavyweight boxing too, but ...I get nostalgic about heavyweight boxing too, but for me, it's the era a decade or two before that... Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Holmes... That's where the quality and the great fights were. <BR/><BR/>While I admit the circus around him was entertaining, I think Mike Tyson is one of the most over-rated heavyweight boxers in history. People refer to his 'prime era', but the truth is, when he was the best in the division (1987-90) there was no one else around. His most significant victories during this time were against people like Michael Spinks (not a true heavyweight) and Larry Holmes (fat and about a decade past his best). <BR/><BR/>He had a spectacular bullying technique, and he had the ability to throw hard punches from all angles in very quick succession... however once he got into the ring with another bully (or just a big unit who wasn't afraid to throw punches with bad intentions) he'd get scared and start biting people. No (legal) plan B in the ring. Never avenged a loss. Not a true great. <BR/><BR/>The division is pants now though, I'll give you that. Have you seen that hairy-backed Siberian monster, Nikolai Valuev? Hardly any skills at all - he got outboxed by a geriatric Evander Holyfield a couple of months ago - but he's the reigning WBA champ. Sad. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, to cheer us up a bit, here's a great moment from recent heavyweight boxing history :)<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouu_zPXZB48Cheezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176170186766506070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-20664031793194673992009-02-27T00:32:00.000+00:002009-02-27T00:32:00.000+00:00Hear Hear. I have not enjoyed boxing since the go...Hear Hear. I have not enjoyed boxing since the golden age of Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and the wee Barry Mcguigian.Cody Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743998050700202712noreply@blogger.com