The legend Lyle gets KO'd. I think his history shows that he would have atleast put up a fight before going down though. Even Berbick got in a few...
Some still believe it was fixed. I don't though.
Speaking of Sharkey, the punches he received from Carnera and Dempsey were quite famous and controversial to some extent.
According to the Los Angeles Times atleast....
The movie that was made about Tiger Flowers disintegrated over the years.
I wouldn't say well-known considering that Zarate was a heavy favorite to win. His manager did claim to know it, but put him in there with Gomez...
Jeffries in 1905 probably. Johnson weighed between 180-190 pounds then. By 1910, he was a 210 pound man. I see it going like this. Jeffries is...
Gibbons seemed to be very highly regarded in his time. Miske less so although he may have fought a higher level of competition. The long KO...
Zarate looked terribly shot to me in the late 80s, especially against Zaragoza. A sad sight. There was no point in him retiring only to come back...
Tough guy, exciting, not very good. Shows how far a punch and an ability to take a punch can get you in the heavyweight division.
Jack Johnson vs Arthur Cravan was said to have been filmed. I agree there is perhaps none other sport so well-covered than boxing. We are very...
George LaBlanche's pivot blow, famous enough to get banned from boxing.
This doesn't erase the fact that Johansson knocked Patterson out in their first fight. The man could punch as his "flukes" would indicate. The...
Did you watch the video I posted? How much on Johansson have you seen? I've seen about every filmed fight of his, considering he's the only...
You can hardly blame him considering the paydays he is still getting off his past reputation and trash-talking. One of his recent rants on Tyson...
