I have no reason not to believe what Senya is saying here: That back then the heavyweights "stole the thunder" so to speak... and that very little...
So back in 1950 they ask almost 400 sports writers to name the greatest fighter of the past 50 years... and not a single one picks Harry Greb! The...
What if we go back to, say, the 1930s and 40s... when Greb's career had been over for several years? Back then there must have been oldtimers who...
I dont see Ward losing to anyone below 175.
I dont know if you have noticed - but Im a newcomer here, a "newbie". I dont claim to be an expert - and yes, if it comes to matching knowledge Im...
I get the feeling that Jack Dempsey is such a touchy subject with you that a straight answer to a straight question probably is too much to ask...
So you think Dempsey was this fantastic, tough-as-nails fighter who is greatly underappreciated today. That is your opinion and one you are...
What is it with this "hatred" thing? I dont know what your history with Dempsey is... but from the way you keep defending him you must be a huge...
Yes, this does seem to be the place where nostalgic "historians" assemble - to reassure each other that modern boxers suck and would be schooled...
What a fun forum this is... where Cooney loses to Braddock, Stiverne cant go a single round with Joe Louis... and where Roy Jones is a cheating...
Only interesting fights for Froch at 168 would be against Chávez Jr. and Golovkin, IMO. Ward would result in an even more emphatic defeat than...
