Anatomy of a Superfight

By: Andrew Harrison

Feb 01 2010

Category: Uncategorized

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In a Boxing Monthly preview piece from 1999, Steve Farhood carried out an analysis of boxing “superfights” over a 20-year period. In order to determine just how many of the sport’s biggest nights were what they had been purported to be, the writer used a three-point criteria, which was as follows: Are both fighters in their primes? Are both at their best weights? Are both legitimately great fighters?

The piece is worth a second look because of the recent maneuvering of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao (read  more via the link):

http://queensberry-rules.com/2010-articles/january/anatomy-of-a-superfight.html#comments

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