The only Dec. 26 championship fight I am aware of was the Tommy Burns - Jack Johnson bout in Sydney, Australia for the Heavyweight Championship...
In addition to the many already mentioned, I will add: James J. Braddock vs Max Schmeling, 1937 This fight was supposed to happen. Schmeling had...
Thank you, Mike, for the reminder of how Frazier was viewed as invincible prior to the Foreman fight. I remember knowledgeable boxing people...
So sorry to hear this news. Always enjoyed reading Burt's posts and his opinions. I recall his having seen Rocky Marciano train from a distance...
I remember it well. There was interest, but the buildup and interest were nothing like that of their first fight. This time neither man was...
Quarry has the better all-around boxing skills and he should win it. That said, if a fight wasn't going Quarry's way, he could get discouraged...
There was also talk in 1963 of Liston defending his heavyweight title against light heavy champ Harold Johnson but that talk ended after Johnson...
Happy Birthday to a great champion!!
Joe Frazier, after his devastating loss to George Foremen. Joe was the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion with an aura of...
Believe Tunney Hunsaker, who Ali fought in his first professional fight, was a police officer after his boxing career ended.
It has been a long time since I watched and scored their second fight, and I probably scored it for Ali. But what stands out in my memory about...
Joe Louis
Moore certainly had the skills to win a decision over Baer, especially the version who lost to Braddock. At the same time, Maxie would doubtless...
Bill Brennan Battling Siki
In either the autobiography of Jack Dempsey or that of Jack Kearns, I read that Tex Rickard pressured Firpo into taking the Dempsey fight before...
