Shameless self promotion I know but for anyone whos read my stuff heres my latest. http://www.boxing.com/the_eyes_have_it.html
Chalky Wright, Manuel Ortiz, Paddy DeMarco. Pep had some great wins before that plane crash.
Thanks for sharing, will be watching this one a little later tonight.
Les Darcy Lionel Rose Jimmy Carruthers Jeff Fenech I could continue but your a halfwit who possesses such a low level of intelligence that...
Freddie Dawson spent about two years or so here back in the '50's. He has to rate a mention.
Thanks Daz! I source most of the old newspaper articles, if Aussie, from http://trove.nla.gov.au/ but be careful, its addictive haha. I also use...
Just thought I'd share an article I done on Peter Jackson's fight against James J Corbett....
Just thought I'd share something I wrote on this fight. http://www.boxing.com/jackson_vs._corbett_the_birth_of_the_sweet_science.html
Yep. Great footwork, comes at you from all angles and defensively he is streaks ahead of most Aussie boxers, uses the shoulder roll well. If only...
I agree it was definitely a slow fight but its impact on 'modern' boxing shouldnt be downplayed. The scientific side of boxing was beginning to...
Thanks for the link!
Mendoza, do you still have the round by round account of this fight?
But Im sure we have numerous first hand accounts of how great he was on that day!
Hey Daz, thanks for the kind words mate. Sands was one hell of a talent and he had quite the punch on him too. Definitely a real shame his life...
Just thought I'd share something I wrote on two of our best. http://www.boxing.com/darcy_and_sand..._too_soon.html
