According to a news item in the May 4, 1942 edition of the Minneapolis Star, Charley Burley was going back to Pittsburgh because he was...
At the time of his first bout with Ezzard Charles, it was widely reported that Charley Burley had won twenty-five bouts in a row up to that point....
After being stopped by Sugar Ray Robinson in a rematch during 1942, Fritzie Zivic said that he would not fight him again. Zivic also said that...
I don't know if Charley Burley did well while sparring with Harry Bobo. But I found a 1942 news item about Tommy O'Loughlin, the boxing promoter...
I don't blame the fans for not wanting to turn out to watch boring fighters in action. Many such fans worked very hard for their money,...
In fairness, Charley Burley had his chances to establish himself as a good gate attraction while fighting Fritzie Zivic (three times), Billy Soose...
I believe that Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson was willing to fight anyone in his weight division. But flyweights weren't popular in the United States...
During the early 1940s, Pittsburgh was a terrific fight town with quite a number of fight shows drawing large gates at Forbes Field and Duquesne...
In regards to comparisons with Barney Ross, Jimmy McLarnin has an edge in my book because he was a world-class fighter as early as 1925 while Ross...
Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson was a terrific fighter and is fully worthy in regards to his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. -...
I really don't put much stock in knockout percentages, especially when it comes to fighters who were active before 1950. Joyce was a real handful...
Jack Hurley, a truly great all-around boxing man, and Frank Churchill, the virtual father of boxing in Philippines, also have not been inducted...
As one tough, ring savvy fighter, Fritzie Zivic gave just about everyone that he fought a very tough time of it. But he was extremely...
Because of his contributions to the sport of boxing, I think that Larry Foley should be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. -...
I don't have any problem with Jim Braddock, the reigning world heavyweight champion, giving Joe Louis a title shot instead of Max Schmeling. Yes,...
