Thank you very much. I appreciate this, and am certain others will also.
Just on the records of these men. Only Risko had a good 1932, 1932 Risko-----3-0 Uzcudun-----1-3 Levinsky-----2-6 Loughran-----1-3 In 1933 the...
"The riot had been frightening with Deyong hiding under the ring until heavily armed soldiers had got the crowd under control." So, it does sound...
Looking Loughran & Levinsky up on boxrec, it is easy to see why they dropped out of the NBA ratings by the end of 1932. Levinsky lost 6 of 8 that...
"Neither Levinsky nor Loughran make the NBA ratings, by the end of 1932" I would really like to see those ratings. These discussions are a...
"Despite a very slow 1932, Risko finds himself in the ratings by the end of that year." I don't know what is meant by slow. Risko fought three...
"Risko, who for reasons I am yet to adequately explore, seems to be Levinsky's bogeyman." Not hard to explain. Risko was simply better. He was...
Overall, looking at these two fighters for their careers, which is a different question than where they stood in 1933, I take Uzcudun as the...
I want to raise another issue: Uzcudun fought a minority of his fights in his home country (19 out of 71). He fought in France, Algeria, Great...
I agree that we won't agree. Certainly it a good point that Uzcudun peaked earlier. Here are the position in The Ring's yearly ratings for...
Well, who were the other contenders and what were their records? King Levinsky--has some big wins including a split decision over Uzcudun in the...
"both Mussolini and Roosevelt" Jimmy Roosevelt. "locus of boxing outside of the US" I think nothing wrong with that per se. In retrospect, it...
I looked at this boxrec. This Jackson was 5' 10" but had an 80" reach. I picture him as pulling on his socks while standing straight.
Schmeling was coming off a KO defeat to Baer. Gastanaga probably wasn't as respected in Europe as Uzcudun, for very valid reasons. I have posted...
Yes, they represent an armature useful to get some perspective on the shape of the past. But the reason The Ring ratings were respected by the...
