Tom Sharkey had his ribs broken and battered until they pierced his skin, leaving a permanent scar on his ribcage, against James J. Jeffries....
This would have been interesting. Probably a 50/50 type of fight imo. Moore was a lot taller, but Langford was used to being the much shorter...
Not a book, but I enjoyed reading this article in the past: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/joegrim
There are a few boxers I'd like to read more about. I thought it would be nice to name boxers members of the forum have interest in reading books...
Also just want to clarify that I'm not Jose Salaiman's grandson (or any other relative). Ha-ha!
Thanks for presenting an opposing viewpoint. I agree that below heavyweight the colored title would have to be viewed on a lesser level generally...
I like the idea of The Ring, or even one of the sanctioning bodies doing something to elevate the status of the colored champions (and others...
I see. Just to clarify a bit and understand your position, how do you view Haney's titles. Is he THE world champion at LW to you? And while James...
Ah, that's a good mention. He had a very active jab. Didn't seem to have that much power, but was consistently in his opponents faces. Even all...
If this view was taken a couple standout fighters such as: Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette and Harry Wills would be recognized as world heavyweight...
How do you view these titles? It's not uncommon for fighters that were unfairly barred from competing for the "world" titles, to be mentioned...
I agree with much of this. I think he's faster than given credit for though. Looking past his back handed shots and infighting, you can see some...
These kinds of things are always hard to imagine. Max likely would have been a completely different fighter today had he lived on a modern diet....
GGG could use a mention for modern guys. Canelo has good head movement and GGG had great success with the jab.
Sergey Kovalev - powerful Miguel Cotto - great timing (not the fastest, and his reach wasn't amazing, but he could still land the jab...
