classic boxing pictures

Jack Dempsey mean and moody as ever

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my friend rocky split nose, those pictures of dempsey are not opening!

 

Put this on the Elmer Ray thread earlier but great pic all the same - PS anyone have anything on when/where Elmer Ray last know movements were? One or two over on the Elmer Ray thread were asking - would be good if we could put our heads together and find out

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Cassius Clay narrowly escapes a huge left from monster-man Liston

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Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson clash in mid-ring

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The Greatest after another virtuoso performance versus Karl Mildenberger

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Ali trying to pin down Jimmy Young

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Ali hardly looked like a virtuoso vs Mildenberger...it was one of his poorest performances.

 

:think

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Rocky,I saw Elmer Ray ko a left-hooking Lee Savold in Ebbett's Field in 1946. i lived about a few blocks from Ebbett's Field. Can't recall too much about that bout...Cheers.

 

Red - which critic planted that idea in your head??:roll: Try watching the fight maybe? - his flurries were absolutely scintilating - a little below par for Muhammad Ali in his prime is like way above par for most other fighters anyway There wasn't any fight in his prime (Liston I to Terrell) where he didn't look virtuoso IMO (name me another heavyweight who looked like he did in those days? I can't think of one can you?)

 

Awesome Burt, who would you have compared Elmer Ray to - as far as punching power goes - and maybe in terms of level of ability as a fighter generally??

 

I second that.

 

Dave Shade holds it right there

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