Yes. It would be very unreasonable. Look at "Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport", by John Boyle O'Reilly, p. 62, on Google Books. Refer to the...
11-4-3 is generous, Unforgiven. It assumes that Corbett's fight with McCoy was legit. Only when somebody backs the "hard headed classicist" into...
And just like clockwork, they did. Either option would be progress, though. Option (A) admits that Corbett didn't "box" by today's standards....
:lol: A fine guess. But Corbett is only the tip of the iceberg. There's more coming, on a broad front. Corbett's only the first myth to fall.
Kid McCoy also fought one in 1912: [MEDIA]
Ask me again in a few months. I'm in the middle of a major re-evaluation of my views on boxing history.
Thank you. If Mr. Pollack ever arrives, we'll see whether I closed the final escape hatch, or whether we are doomed to listen to more boxing...
I can sense your desperation. The myth of Gentleman Jim, boksing jenius, is dying right before your eyes. Your only chance is to hope that a...
Download the book in PDF to see for yourself, Unforgiven. It's available free in the link I posted. The relevant picture is on p. 32, Plate No. 5....
Your mistake is understandable. I am an abrasive arguer. That much is true. But I am not a malicious one.
In that case, I am not practicing gotchaism as you define it. I am using gotchas as the leading dictionaries define them: In accord with these...
I was not playing gotcha. I only play gotcha when I'm debating something important. For example, I am about to play gotcha again our RK Fox...
I'm glad you asked. Let's see how USA Boxing's official manual defines feints: What type of punch is Corbett "feigning" in the streamable...
That's easy, BitPlayerVesti. Watch reznick's own clip of Corbett's combination "skills". Corbett flaps his left arm like a seagull....
Think of me as the theme park version.
