The Ring ratings were just opinion? What infallible sorcery do you think generated the NBA ratings? It's all opinion. But I'm intrigued to...
Just to pitch in, he was ranked 7th by the Ring and 9th by the NBA. Either's equally valid, really - it's all just someone's opinion.
7th round of the 2nd fight. https://ibb.co/YbpG6bS
This was in Sweden in 1966. Patterson looked understandably pleased with himself. https://ibb.co/0jF3nvk
He wasn't the only one. Ray Arcel trained a string of men to fight Louis and memorably described them wilting like tulips when they found...
Probably William Mayo, who was reportedly heavyweight champion of the Northwest around this time. https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/267339 The...
As I understand it, there were two British promotional outfits who wanted to put on Ali-Cooper in 1966. The disappointed losing side decided to...
This is true, but needs to be read alongside the fact that Valdes did bag the Ring #1 spot by knocking out 5th ranked Heinz Neuhaus in November...
Christenberry didn't work for the NBA, so that quote doesn't support your claim in any way.
Valdes was the NBA's sole logical contender, while Cockell was just listed as an "outstanding boxer". It's totally untrue to say that the NBA...
It's not a name that springs to mind when we talk about the great punchers, but Cockell said that Johnny Barton hit him harder than Marciano did.
So the phenomenon of a boxer fighting in a city other than his hometown is new to you? When Williams travelled to Philadelphia back in 52 to...
That's just something you've made up. No one thought the unknown Williams fighting on a Marciano undercard in 1953 was going to "build up...
His comment before fighting Louis was: "I'll flatten him in about six heats. I always did have the Indian sign on these black boys. Look what I...
Ironically the homicidal referee is the same guy who, five years later, said that he would have immediately stopped Johansson's fight with Brian...
