He was crude and sloppy. Everyone knew this in 1923. This bout for some reason is edited. Little snippets have been removed from most of the...
If you really watch Marciano his opponents are always reaching/searching to hit him. Rocky’s style dictates that he is going to be hit but watch...
The best Louis cuts Rocky to ribbons with his punches. Ref stops the fight in round 8. One should remember the ultimate conclusion of Godoy 2...
Huge right hand puncher, extremely aggressive, durable. However void of boxing “science”. Rocky could be easily outboxed ..just don’t get nailed...
Here were Dempsey’s comments after the fight: “He is game and the hardest puncher I ever faced. It was the first time I was knocked down since I...
Prime Ali was extremely difficult to hit with a right hand. Left hook a better possibility but Holmes hook was a poor weapon. What you would see...
And the fact he was not a skilled hwt was well understood in his day. This is no new revelation. His physical strength, punching power and...
Most fighters KO records are heavily padded with tomato cans. Firpos KO power was well understood in his time. This is indisputable. Firpos...
Probably Lewis but Foreman with his power of course has a good chance as Lewis was KOed twice by singular punches.
Lewis was too “measured” and Ali too busy for a Lewis victory. There is no chance Lewis stops prime Ali. There is also no chance he outpoints...
Issue with Fury is his accent is so strong you can’t make out half of what he says once he gets going. Ali of course spoke eloquently and clearly...
The comparisons are invalid. We know Norton did not have the tools to keep away from huge punchers. Firpo was a huge puncher. As such he has a...
Great article: https://www.heartofconeyisland.com/brady-coney-island-athletic-club.html
The red roofed barn structure is the location where Jeffries defeated Sharkey in 1900. It is now the site of the NY Aquarium parking lot....
Inside the Coney Island NY Athletic Club:...
