Muhammad Ali fought 548 Professional Rounds against 50 different men across a span of 61 fights, 13 countries, four continents and 21 years. 27 of Muhammad’s fights were scheduled for the 15 round Championship distance, so in this blog, I will cover the 15 defining rounds of The Greatest’s career. Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis …
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You can’t read any discussion about Anthony Joshua for long without seeing reference to his resume. The resume is usually brought up as the first line of defence to any criticism slung his way, and is perhaps the only line of attack that is still being used by AJ fans as to why their man …
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Roger Federer is not the GOAT. He wasn’t the Greatest Men’s player of all time before Rafael Nadal has tied him on 20 Grand Slams last year and he isn’t now. Nor has he been for a long time. I realise this opening will upset a lot of people who have already angrily closed down …
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Pep Guardiola has won 31 trophies in the 12 seasons he has so far spent in management and he will go on to win many more, at Manchester City and wherever else he decides to go. That said, I believe Guardiola to be the most overrated manager of all time. That may on first viewing …
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At Club level, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won a combined 17 league titles, 13 domestic cups, 14 domestic Super Cups, 9 Champions Leagues, 5 Uefa Super Cups and 7 World Club Cups. As individuals, they have won 11 Balon d’Ors, 10 European Golden Shoes and been their League’s top scorer 13 times. They …
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The most common and in fact only real comparison ever made between 2 great footballers of different eras is that of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. Both are diminutive left-footed Argentine number 10′s, blessed with the best dribbling ability the game has ever seen. With strength and speed that belies their stature, combined with extraordinary …
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Following Novak Djokovic’s 18th grand slam title victory, (which put him just 2 behind Roger Federer for the first time since the Serb was 16) in the first slam back since Rafael Nadal tied the Swiss veteran on 20, this seemed like a decent time to reflect on Federer’s grand slam wins. Australian Open Roger …
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