I love what I see when Vasyl Lomachenko fights. He knows what he is doing every moment, is aggressive and has great all-around skill, including...
There have been plenty of pre-1950s boxers who came down with brain damage or some type of dementia. Sometimes it was noticeable several decades...
I enjoyed watching Alberto Davila in action because of his beautiful boxing style. But Davila admittedly was not outstanding or great as a...
When comparing Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea as heavyweights, Johnson was clearly the best, Langford being the...
I am wondering how an allegation about Rocky Marciano being court-martialed and sent to a military prison was kept under wraps for so long. As...
Ruben Olivares was a far more skilled fighter than Mathew Saad Muhammad. I also think that Ruben was a better fighter than Jeff Fenech. - Chuck...
Since the time that I wrote the quoted post, I have come to believe after much research that Charley Burley's main problem was not his management....
In my opinion, Ring Magazine with Bert Randolph Sugar as the editor was quite good. But it did appear that a tremendous amount of money was spent...
Jack Hurley, the great all-around boxing man, thought that Rex Layne had a lot of raw talent, but believed that Layne was rushed into facing top...
Charley Burley was a fairly well-known fighter during his career, but his bouts turned out to be "stinkers" much of the time. For one thing,...
As an American, I never saw Chris Eubank fight, but I would think that he would give the game, but very limited, Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy a real...
Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy was powerfully built, exciting fighter with good punching power, plenty of heart and the ability to take a good punch. But...
Yes, Luke Carney managed both Fritzie Zivic and Charley Burley at the same time. It would have been natural for Carney to favor Zivic over...
The first bout between Max Schmeling and Joe Louis was a bigger upset than the first bout between Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali. Before being...
The big drawback to being a "cutie" in boxing is that you are far less likely to be a drawing card. There are exceptions. For instance, Floyd...
