For me... All time: Max Baer During my lifetime: Old George Foreman Active: No one in particular... Modern fighters are fairly inactive so...
No saying I disagree, but Dempsey said similar things about being a bit scared of Willard upon seeing the man, and we all know how he came at him...
Two that sprang to mind: Langford fighting multiple fights essential blind against Wills. Joe Gans fighting great lightweights while likely...
Main points I've seen brought up against Louis are his competition not being as great as some others and him being smaller than some of the later...
Big thanks for all the quality posts. It's given me some good viewing as I watch different fighters use the guard. Honestly a bit surprised by...
I've noticed that the users of this guard tend to be in higher weight classes. A young Archie Moore and Gene Fullmer were middleweights, but I'm...
Tom Sharkey. A crazy life full of ship wrecks, wild fights, controversy, cameos of Wyatt Earp and other greats like John L., Fitz, Jeffries, etc....
I'd say that fighters that utilized high volume, combination punching and high guards, wouldn't have been very significant. Or, some of them would...
I think his stamina was quite good. Especially when considering his constant upper body/head movement and always punching explosively. That's a...
Thanks for posting. Love seeing articles like this.
I always do a half round to a round with wraps just to be conscious of how my knuckles are landing. Power needs to be managed while I do this....
Being that this is a Tom Sharkey thread, I'm gonna let out my sailor side and point out that a sub is a boat, not a ship. Regarding the matchup,...
I was thinking about how many of us often rank fighters by who they beat and about the eras in various weight classes that had many standout...
Recently rewatched Louis vs Baer thanks to the great quality video uploaded by @Pedro_El_Chef . I know Max lost by knockout relatively early in...
Jack Sharkey perhaps.
