I have already written that if you reject Fleischer, you can consult other authors, whom I have mentioned briefly, such as Pollack and Paxton. He,...
Right. I will also add that: 1) Greb beat Willie Langford. The Pittsburgh Post wrote that Greb, “waiving the color line, obtained a decision in...
1) your reply focuses on 'no decision' fights, without touching on the quality of Greb's opponents, which is beyond question; 2) Nat Fleischer was...
Good post. Many factors come into play here, even human psychology. I make a comparison from classical music. Giovanni Viotti and Antonio Vivaldi,...
Nat Fleischer, the creator of The Ring magazine, described these “newspaper decisions” bouts this way: “Newspaper decisions are rendered when the...
Sorry, but I reported facts, only facts. What does it take away from Greb's career that he hasn't fought an opponent, with 299 fights, mostly...
Excuse me, but Greb is not overrated. He reigned as World Middleweight Champion from 1923 until 1926 and won the American Light Heavyweight...
Good post. I add that Greb also fought against Jack Blackburn. "Greb fought a future Hall of Famer early in his career by the name of Jack...
Dempsey was defeated twice by Tunney, but the consensus is that he was in decline, in his twilight years. When he lost the title, he had not...
Bob Fitzsimmons vs Sugar Leonard, both at their peak. Year 1897, 25 rounds. Who wins and why?
The so called old school (1880-1930) was different in techniques and tactics, because the equipment was different (gloves, mouth guards, ring,...
May be. Thanks.
Am I remembering wrong, or did Jeffries train with a bigger than normal punching bag, because otherwise the power of his punches would have...
Dempsey win with KO. Dempsey is better than Ruiz. AJ's chin is questionable.
Fitzsimmons' power was almost unbelievable for a middleweight. However, it was literally lethal as some of his opponents died and others risked...
