which reminds me of another article i have saved....you'll have to look at the photo in the link at the bottom to compliment this article.....
They couldnt conceal the agony of the worst-ever night in all his boxing life. Anne was shocked when he got home to see what the punches had...
There were three weeks before the match against Len Hampston of Batley at Belle Vue. Hampston, whom they nicknamed Nipper, was a bantamweight; a...
think the book came out in 1966...but the passage originally written in 64
it was part of this book... http://www.amazon.com/Sinatra-Essays-Talese-Penguin-Classics/dp/0141194154
adored him :) which now gets me thinking about another of my favourites from around then... khasio galaxy
In the small room is a large bed he makes up himself, several record albums he rarely plays, a telephone that seldom rings. The larger room has a...
i could i suppose say johnny nelson v carlos deleon...as nothing happened :) but i remember thinking at the time that deleon at least looked like...
Al Herford Tells Why Joe Lost to McFadden.. Al Herford, manager for Joe Gans, the negro boxer from Baltimore, who was defeated by McFadden,...
April 1899 JOE GANS PUT TO SLEEP Elbows McFadden, the local pugilist, fought his way to fame and fortune at the Broadway A. C. last night....
Boxer Henry Baker's legend persists from beyond the grave Henry Baker lived to fight another day after future heavyweight boxing champion James...
these are just various scans from magazines that i have that i'm posting here....hope it doesnt come across as trying to push that blog too much.
May 25, 1939 - Harringay Arena, London, England. Ernie Roderick v Henry Armstrong "Ernie is the best fighter I ever fought" - Henry Armstrong...
In 1946 tough Welsh Lightweight Ronnie James was desperately looking for a World Title shot after a long career fighting many of the best fighters...
I can see that left hook as if it was yesterday, he didn't go down but I heard the 'aaggh!' and saw his face and from then on I knew I had him....
