The sport without a celebrated past has nothing to aspire to and therefore no future. The complementary position to this is if "boxing is in every...
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Micky Walker I believe you mean, sir...
I think Billy is just a cut above, Tommy has skill and courage - no easy out for any Light Heavy and comes to fight. But Billy is a top 10 Light...
I admired Gene Fullmer as a man and as a fighter but he could win about as ugly as anyone I ever saw... Not sure haw many would call him GREAT...
I have a question for the Peanut Gallery :) And I think it bears on the discussion. Way back in the day - when there were only 8 weight classes...
I dunno maybe dis guy? :)...
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-26-sp-188-story.html Mentions seeing a 1/2 blind Harry Greb in 1924 in Oakland when he fought on...
My apologies Mr. Turner72 I had decided to substantially change my post while you were quoting and correcting it. Thank you for the insightful...
And while it is true that there is no film of Greb actually boxing there IS film of people he beat. Many of them are Hall of Famers and look...
let me talk to you about an almost forgotten fighter for a moment... I'd like to add a little background info and one more quote to this...
With respect, Jackomano, I had the same thought, Louis destroys what he can hit - it isn't the big guys that trouble him, the cute, fast, agile,...
I tend to favor Cuevas over most Welters I feel he can actually hit - and I think Basilio would get hit, but not enough. Carmen in a barnburner...