During the early 1920s, there were still a lot of states which did not permit professional boxing. In Montana during the 1920 general election, a...
According to various sources, Sam McVey could play the piano and sing very well. - Chuck Johnston
According to one source, Oakland/Boardwalk Billy Smith was still alive while in his middle 90s during 2016. - Chuck Johnston
I have read quite a number of ringside reports of Charley Burley's bouts on the Newspapers.com website, especially of his bouts in Pittsburgh and...
Rocky Graziano, as were Jake LaMotta and Henry Armstrong, was an exciting fighter. Charley Burley was not. - Chuck Johnston
During his career, Charley Burley had far too many boring bouts. That was a major reason why he wasn't much of a gate attraction. - Chuck Johnston
I am sorry, but I don't have that picture. - Chuck Johnston
Sonny Liston probably had not been born before July 1930. His brother, Curtis, was only six months old when the Liston family was enumerated in...
Like Randall "Tex" Cobb and Max Baer, Art Aragon was a terrific quipster. - Chuck Johnston
Ken Norton didn't match up well with big punchers. - Chuck Johnston
There are silent movie films that are considered lost. This is despite the fact that many of those films had a wide distribution, which usually...
My two favorite boxing films are The Set-Up and Raging Bull. - Chuck Johnston
Ken Norton could not cope with big punchers. As a result, Norton was made for someone like Jack Dempsey. - Chuck Johnston
The world welterweight title bout between Kid Gavilan and Chuck Davey had a gate of $274,451., which was huge at the time. - Chuck Johnston
How was Chuck Davey so popular if he had such a boring fighting style? It may have been because he was the fair-haired boy and appealed to many...
