Shadowboxing: The Rise and Fall of George Dixon by Steven Laffoley. Published by Pottersfield Press, 2012. 206-pages. $19.95 Its hard to...
Regarding Langford's prime, here's a quote from him concerning the period around 1914-16: "It was along about then that I became sure no matter...
More Wills on Langford: "Talk about hitting! Well, I've met some hard punchers in my time, and all I can say is that the hardest blows any of them...
Article titled ‘Knockouts by Sam Langford Puzzle Wills’ Speaking recently of his two kayo defeats by Sam Langford, Harry Wills said:...
Well then, email me at cmoyle@aol.com and I can help you out there. I just so happen to have a box or two sitting in my house.
Can I count on you to be one of the five guys to order it?
"A history of NW boxing needs to be done some day, both homegrown fighters and greats who fought here. " That would be good. There is a small...
I used to live in a a loft condominum in a great old building in Pioneer Square for a few years. Still a number of great old taverns in that part...
"I used to drink in Holstak's regular bar, the Georgetown Tavern in South Seattle. Met him there once. It has since been torn down, and of course...
"It looks like the thread I was looking to revive has been archived, so I will begin a new one. I have a few questions. 1) Has there ever been a...
"Sarcasm, sir." Sorry, I'm very sarcastic myself, but sometimes have a hard time recognizinig it in those I don't know as well. "How come you...
"I would wager he would lose to all three. He had a poor track record against fighters of color. " :) He would have lost to Larry Gains, a...
Interesting to see other's rankings: http://www.boxing.com/boxing.com_all_time_light_heavyweight_poll.html
Came across the following account of this fight in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin:...
I'm working on a biography about Tony Zale with his nephew Ted. He's presently working on drafts of the final chapters of his post-career life....
