I'll offer a name from the past: James J. Braddock, the night he won the coveted Lineal Heavyweight Championship from Max Baer. June 13th, 1935....
Truth!
Way too many are missed. I wish we could bring some of them back. What fights we could have!
It seems that the IBRO are pretty high on Dempsey. Here are their Heavyweight Rankings (as of 2019):...
I agree with @mcvey that many Heavyweight fighters back in the day tried to keep their weigh-in weights as light as possible. Heavier weigh-ins...
Not in order of how much I like them (today, might change slightly tomorrow), alphabetical: Jack Dempsey. George Foreman. Evander Holyfield. Rocky...
I like to keep in mind that many of the Rock's opponents were considered high caliber, and favored to defeat Marciano, until AFTER they were...
I met him in Philadelphia during his forced layoff. Though shorter than me, I would guess his height at at least 6 feet 3 inches, and I even...
When I was young, they were spoken of with reverence, by family members and friends of the family, who were boxing fans. Some thought Johnson was...
I'd love to see Janitor or my Granddaughter weigh in on this question. If I'm not mistaken, both rank Joe Louis as the #1 all time Heavyweight.
I remember thinking that Max Schmeling was very well liked in my area of the United States. Most people I knew believed he would beat Jimmy...
Muhammad Ali's "Anchor Punch," taught to him by Stepin Fetchit. But he only used it once. :rolleyes:
I just took another look at Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II, in Lewiston. Ali knocked Liston down, was standing over him, and Liston was counted...
If we're talking surpassing Marciano by going 50-0, then I think Holyfield or Lewis would have stopped that. If we're talking about surpassing...
I think Lennox had a better chin than most Lineal Heavyweight Champions (from Sullivan to present) had, so definitely not glass. He had a good...
