Athleticism in the early 20th century? Are you serious? Let's go back to fitness guru Jim Corbett for this one: So what's Jim Corbett's advice...
You tell me, FrankinDallas. Here's Jim Corbett trying to show how to throw an "uppercut": [MEDIA] Here's an actual boxer, 16 year old David...
I didn't say Carnera was typical of the 1930s. Carnera was typical of the 1900s. If you want to get technical, he was a better boxer than Corbett.
He uses the word "jab" in his book, but never mind. I don't care what you call it. It's his fans who seem to think he had a jab. It's not a jab....
Get a load of this. When I was documenting Corbett's ineptitude for the evolution deniers, I couldn't even find a clip directly saying it's a...
Who are Sharkey's five best opponents, and what are their weights? Who are Marciano's five best opponents, and what are their weights?
Ex-champ James J. Corbett wrote this advice about nutrition in the official Police Gazette training manual a century ago: On the question of...
Why bother with manuals when you have film of these Carneresque flailers? Here's some hard truth: We've evolved beyond gin-soaked, bare-fisted...
Magnificent. Amazing how far we've come since 1890. Compare these clips to the lurching "jab" Corbett demonstrated to Tunney. And Corbett was...
SambaKing lands a great punch, but loses the newspaper decision.
:clapclap: The rock-'em, sock-'em oafs in the Corbett/McCoy clip always put a smile on my face. Please explain how what Corbett's doing in that...
Why are people talking about bareknuckle boxing as if it meant anything? Who cares whether these oafs could outlast other oafs in a brawl? This...
The masterful way Corbett hopped on his tippy toes puts him in the top 10, easy.
He'd better watch out for Corbett's fearsome long uppercut, though.
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