Certainly wouldnt have. I think the fact that Carroll lacked ambition was another big roadblock towards any prospective travel to the US or...
His trip to NZ was enough to deter him from further travel. Heres his exact words from a newspaper interview in the Courier-Mail from 1936. My...
Lang wasnt overly dirty but I assume the rules of the time, which forbade any fouls, was his undoing. As far as Im aware, one low blow was enough...
To a degree yes as he lacked power and had a decent work rate. Carroll was all sorts of unorthodox though, punches from all angles. He was quick...
Jack Carroll's fights against Bep van Klaveren, Jimmy Leto and Izzy Jannazzo were huge affairs. Big crowds and massive press. Carroll became such...
Haha you and me both. Theres been the odd occasion I was one of them! :lol:
Rudkin's son posts on here I believe.
Agreed, and it was only a six round newspaper decision but still a big win in hindsight.
Hughie Mehegan fought the legendary 'Welsh Wizard' Freddie Welsh in London in 1912 losing a 20 round decision for the Commonwealth lightweight title.
It just goes to show how big the sport was back then. Im sure the majority of the crowd had no idea what was actually happening!
Toweel was a notoriously slow starter and Carruthers knew this, he had the perfect game plan and ability to pull it off. The rematch was closer...
They share quite a few parallels! Such a shame.
Its not a good idea to **** off 70,000 people haha. Probably a good idea they went ahead with it!
I like Blake, despite his lack of power, but I hope he doesnt fight Kovalev just yet!
I hope Im not going too crazy here but there are so many greats from our past that have been forgotten by most. George Mendies was Australian...
