I can't speak to how most people viewed it, except that I don't recall any complaints about his choice to accept Harry Markson's offer to fight...
Ray Robinson. He studied all the vulnerable spots on the human body and could deliver power punches with either hand to key spots from whatever...
Dempsey to his movie star wife Estelle Taylor after the second Tunney fight: "Honey, I just forgot to duck." Boxing manager Joe Jacobs asked...
Eddie Cotton over Jose Torres Eddie Cotton over Harold Johnson
He was the modern-day Willie Meehan.
I guess what you're really asking me is at what stage of his career was Moore at his best in a P4P sense. I think he gave up on trying to make...
Not disagreeing with you here, but I think Fred Henneberry and Ron Richards should be included in the list of top fighters he had faced before he...
I mostly agree with all this, and your case is very well put together, but I think Jack peaked before he won the title and was on the downgrade by...
Great post, Pug. Sharkey lived well into his 90s without any significant dementia that I know of. Your comment about his general intelligence is...
Mike Gibbons
He is also one of only two fighters to kayo Ken Overlin whose other kayo loss came in his third pro fight when a left hook to the body caused him...
I agree, If Rocky's at the same stage of his career as Jack was and it's a four-round fight, the results might very well be the same
Yes, I've seen the film many times. I think the version employed footage originally shown as a newsreel in the silent era days since it only shows...
From what I've read, the fight was pretty tame after Lomski's two knockdowns of Loughran in the first round. I think Tommy was ultra careful after...
