DOG COMMENTARY: This boxing match is for the IBF Heavyweight Championship….which had been stripped from Michael Spinks for refusing to fight the # 1 contender Tony Tucker….who had a professional record of 33 – 0 with 28 KO’s….while his opponent # 2 rated IBF contender Buster Douglas….whose record was 23 – 2 with 15 KO’s.…
DOG COMMENTARY: The professional heavyweight boxing division throughout the golden age of boxing (Chiweenie dog sportsphile’s opinion)….from the mid-1960’s to the mid-1990’s….for this was a time in boxing history when there were a plethera of masters of the are of pugilism….who ranged from really good fighters from Chuck Webner, Scott LeDoux, Francesco Damiani, Angel Evangelista, Tex Cobb,…
DOG COMMENTARY: In this heavyweight fight between Gentleman Gerry Cooney….possessing a incredibly hard punch….and being the only real “great white hope of the golden era of boxing”….would literally destroy a really great heavyweight fighter….who was seriously on the edge of being super great boxer in Ken Norton…..as evidenced by Norton’s fights against Larry Holmes and…
DOG ASIDE: Alan Scott LeDoux, nicknamed “The Fighting Frenchman” was a politician, professional heavyweight boxer, professional wrestler and referee….who began his professional boxing career in 1974….with his first boxing match being a knockout victory over Arthur Pullens….as LeDoux’s final bout in 1983 was a technical knockout loss to Frank Bruno….retiring with a record of 33-13-4…
DOG ASIDE: Carl Williams nicknamed “The Truth” was an American boxer….who was the USBA United States Heavyweight Boxing champion….fighting in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980’s and 1990’s….while winning two New York Golden Gloves Championships in his amateur career. As a professional boxer….his first title shot was against Larry Holmes….a fight he lost in a controversial decision.…
DOG COMMENTARY: This video gives the viewer a wonderful understanding of one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time….the one and only “Big George” Foreman….who happens to be one of the most successful businessman boxers of all time too…..for example….Big George sold his famous “George Foreman Grill” for $138,000,000 to Salton Corporations….as just one…
DOG ASIDE: Earnie Shavers, is an American former professional boxer and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. He is considered by most boxing experts to be the hardest-punching knockout artist of all time….having scored 24 first-round knockouts. Shavers is best known for his fights with Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali….and despite losing these contests….he did score a…
DOG ASIDE: Trevor Berbick was a boxer who was the WBC heavyweight champion of the world in 1986. He won the title from Pinklon Thomas via a 12-round unanimous decision….and then lost the title in his first defense to a 20-year-old Mike Tyson via a 2nd-round TKO. He was the last man to fight Muhammad Ali….winning a…
DOG ASIDE: Tim Witherspoon is a retired American boxer who fought in the heavyweight division…..recording 55 victories in 69 fights with 38 knockouts….and is a two-time former world heavyweight champion….having won the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) championships in his career….and as a result of his second title victory….Witherspoon joined Floyd Patterson…