I got as far as the "from Olympic hero" part of the article and didn't want to read any more, because he certainly didn't seem like a "hero" to...
The earliest punch stats (of sorts) that I've seen from the early days of the sport was when the referee of the controversial Jack McAuliffe/Young...
Maybe you can say that Tunney didn't have an appetite for that fight and you may very well be correct, but considering Tunney & Sharkey actually...
If speaking on ratio terms, I might be inclined to rate Jimmy McLarnin's resume as the best of the ones listed so far (possibly the best in...
No he wasn't, not at the time of his fight with Valdes anyways and according to the papers the day of the fight; "Ex-Canadian (was living in...
Are you sure those "annual" rankings aren't only just what the rankings looked like at the very end of the year, Mendoza? Just asking because...
I always thought that you must've been a wonderful fight prognosticator during your pre-school days, Brockton.
That Tendler was finishing strong is what I've read too, but I've also heard Walker got the jump on him through the first half of the fight with...
Here you go then; "Oooh man, that man is always with me. He hit so hard, the HARDEST (emphasis taken directly from quote). I still feel his...
Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, and Ron Lyle also have all stated that Shavers hit harder than did Foreman and each of them did so by making it seem it...
A few quick quotes; "Ezzard Charles had replaced Cuba's Nino Valdes as the No. 1 heavyweight contender." - L.A. Times, Mar 2nd, 1954 (AP report...
You remember right, and that was against Renaldo Snipes, and from memory, I seem to recall Cummings biting Snipes' shoulder on more than one...
Valdes had lost the #1 ranking in The Ring and Charles had taken his place in that position at the time Marciano signed with Charles (I believe it...
The single worst moment during my time as a boxing fan was sitting ringside at the Convention Center in Winnipeg, and from just a few short feet...
Nobody worth getting upset about, that's for sure, and he's certainly not somebody anyone should take seriously when it comes to historical facts...
