"Dempsey standing over his opponent" I can't remember anyone else on film standing or trying to stand behind his opponent to hit him before he...
John L Sullivan was the first media superstar. I was amazed going through papers of the late 1890's at how many articles there were about...
I first posted that Larkin was the best welter "of the forties" that Robinson missed out on. I think that is true. Graham was never even rated...
"Robinson was both a welter and a middle" Not at the same time. "he wasn't shy about giving up weight." You are correct, but why should the...
"The fact is he left several black contenders out of the action for title shots, so many of them were left fighting each other." When was he...
Off the Boxing Register, Robinson fought 23 fights against fighters rated at the time he fought them before he got his title shot in December of...
I think even if you consider it "official" it is more like 1/4. The NYSAC had its own standards and named its own champions at times. There was...
Excellent point. Plus, I don't see how Cerdan actually could have fought Williams until after the war ended in Europe. It is certainly a stretch...
and--Frazier was not even remotely competitive with Foreman a guy Ali beat decisively. It is a point, but is always somewhat shaky. A beat B...
"The NBA ratings were the official ones." For the NBA, but the NBA was only a Union of some American states and did not even include the most...
Here are The Ring ratings from 1945 on 1945 Champ-Zale 1--Williams 2--Burley 3--LaMotta 4--Graziano 5--Cerdan 1946 Champ--Zale 1--LaMotta...
Just to elaborate on Klompton2's point, plus my own two cents, This is Holman Williams' year by year record 1942-----(9-5) 1943-----(11-3)...
the net gate of Williams and Burley is interesting. $1500 for a fight between two top contenders?
"Burley" When was Burley the #1 contender? Williams was the #1 contender coming out of 1945, when Zale returned from the war. LaMotta was the...
"Holmes" Was the heavyweight champion, so there is no one who is too big for him to fight. Not fighting top heavyweight contenders is a...
