"An intelligent being. A caring being. An individual who, even though he was very competitive, in his heart he never wanted to injure anybody. And...
Sam Langford
"Boxing History" has now been good enough to tweet the Amazon book entry to his 5,000 followers. Hope many learn about this titan of boxing!
I have asked Twitter's 5,000-follower "Boxing History" to spread the word on your excellent contribution. (And I will get this book!)
Fast-living crowd pleaser, who went about as far as his talent could take him. Thank you, Tommy, for an honest effort every time out. As part...
No worries at all! I'm a proud Tyson fan because he was the most impressively devastating heavyweight I have ever seen. And that includes all the...
Foreman was staggering around with fatigue at the end of Peralta I. The other greats on my list were the ones who suffered the knockdowns and...
Tyson is a strong candidate: his only "weakness" was not knocking his man out in Tillis. The bar was always raised higher for Tyson; he was that...
What scares me is when all the sage old-timers die out, the new generations--as represented recently on this venerable forum--will be free to...
Thanks for the stories. Like many other true greats, Emile seemed a truly nice guy. And what a treat to hear the man belt it out! A pretty good...
Joe Louis. Intangibles such as will, savvy and determination count for much in boxing. Much is said about Ali's always finding a way to win, but...
When? Would you please elaborate? Griffith has now entered boxing immortality. Rest in peace, smooth operator.
Wow! This Forum lives! Wonderful stuff here! May I humbly opine that--through no fault of his--Harry Greb merits an asterisked place at the top...
Lennox Lewis benefited from modern performance enhancers. He came along 60 years after the Brown Bomber. Yet he still loses to Joe Louis, because...
Thanks, Groove. Like Ali, Rahman lacked a killer punch but possessed quickness and smooth movement in the ring. Probably the big difference...
