An over the hill Dempsey fought a great boxer in his prime and lost. What's the story?
No
My copy arrived in today's mail. As soon as I finish a novel I'm reading, I'll be diving into it.
My answer to the question of this thread's title is: No.
This is a ridiculous question.....
These are NOT my ten best. They are my ten "favorite" not necessarily in order: Dempsey (sorry, Steve) Louis Fitzsimmons Langford Archie Moore...
Loughran, clearly
Some folks are very predictable
That all may be correct. I was talking only about the United States.
Baseball was number one for decades. The shift to football starting occurring in the 1970s. Boxing ran a close second to baseball in the 1920s...
Dempsey
I believe McVey and particularly he grant have it right.
Well, Mendoza's hatred of Johnson borders on completely irrational. I just can't take him seriously when it comes to Jack Johnson.
I think Cecil is referring to the timing of the brutal knockout. It's as if Johnson was surprised by the Ketchel kd and answered quickly and with...
Ward's book is excellent. It is written by an historian and a very good writer. But Ward is no Conservative - it's a surprise to me that Mendoza...
