two points at the time they fought Robinson had moved up and was fighting consistently at middle. He was the reigning welter champion and so...
"if anyone should be criticized for not fighting a MW contender it should be the MW champion/champions at the time, not the WW champion." Totally...
While I generally agree with your point here, in fairness to Zale, he was in the military from 1942 to 1945 and actually, off the internet, in...
Your criticism seems backwards to me. Yes, a middle and a welter fight five fights. You list 7 middles that the welter did not fight. During...
And was Robinson rated in the division that you are quoting the ratings from? Why not ask why Moore did not fight Elmer Ray or Lee Murray or...
I think you put your finger on what is wrong with this argument. It boils down to Robinson fought LaMotta, so he should have fought every other...
Just on the original question-- "what they accomplished at their best" I think a variation of what would be my first criterion for ranking...
Well, I have seen the rounds listed by the NFR (1,4,12,15) & the extra two the BFI has (13 & 14). The question was directed at Mendoza. I would...
"Stanley Ketchel and Billy Miske, after visiting the Jeffries camp both came away convinced Johnson would win." Billy Miske? He would have been...
"Why don't you actually watch the film?" Not directed at me, but how many rounds actually exist today? I phoned the National Film Registry about...
"some Olympic results" The "some" is the heavyweight, light-heavyweight, and Super-heavyweight results from the time the Soviet Union began to...
"Imagine if pro boxing had never been banned in the Soviet Union and the rest or Eastern Europe (and Cuba as well)! How much would that have...
Good research. My point in the 1920's & 1930's was not to necessarily compare them to today, but just to show that world-rated fighters came from...
Good points, but my aim comparing the champions of the 1950's to recent years was purely to show that the countries producing champions would...
But many of the old fighters professed needing to fight often to stay sharp. It was not unusual for a champion to have an over-the-weight tune-up...
