“He hit me with everything,” recalled Stander at a Starbucks coffee house in Brentwood, CA. “Hardest puncher in heavyweight history. His punches were like a night stick. Snap!"
Stander dug deep and came back in rounds three and four. He bounced hard shots off Shavers’ head. He wouldn’t stop punching until Shavers collapsed in a heap in round five.
A few years ago, as Bernard Hopkins toppled backward through the ring ropes, landing on the cement floor, a collective gasp rose throughout the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, CA. By John J. Raspanti
I had some reservations as I waited for "Creed II" to begin. A review I had read implied that the film was a virtual remake of "Rocky IV." By John J. Raspanti
The sight was an eye-opener. The perennial number one ranked pound-for-pound fighter, on the canvas. The stunned look on his face said it all. By John J. Raspanti
On his back and not moving, Tyson Fury looked, for all intents and purposes, knocked out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Saturday night. By John J. Raspanti
Not many fighters improve with age. It goes against the law of physics. Aging, along with wear and tear, corrodes the reflexes although an argument could be made that the great Archie Moore was better at 35 then 25. Same goes for former heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott. Bernard Hopkins also comes to mind. By John J. Raspanti
In the real world, Nonito Donaire, at almost 36, is young. In the squared circle however, where the truth can rear its head in a brutal way, he’s old. By John J. Raspanti
