Yeah, he's from my county & I liked him also as a fighter. I thought he had the potential to be one if not the best fighter from UK we had seen...
It was a combination of what's already been mentioned above. He could command huge paydays so the hunger drained from him eventually. Bad hands &...
I don't dispute that Jeffries was a good fighter & agree with your statement about holding back, I don't think it happened that way but we will...
Dade won & lost the Bantam title in 1947 in bouts with Manuel Ortiz & beat Lauro Salas also. I wonder if anyone has an info on this fighter or...
Cheers John. The more I read & view the more I see a flawed character but undoubtedly an astonishing fighter.
Just wondered if you could point some of the mistakes, I have recently got the book but not read through it fully yet? No probs if you don't....
Thanx Burt :thumbsup
Jeffries was the 4th recognised Heavyweight champion of the MOQ era. He took the title from Bob Fitzsimmons & beat him in a rematch. I have read...
If you read the book by Ray Robinson Jnr you get the impression SRR was not a very nice man, cruel to wife & child. Either Carmen Basilio or Gene...
Don't know about Leto but check out the article WES RAMEY: "FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET" by Tracy Callis & Keith Palmer...
A couple of articles about Angott for anyone who's not read them http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=11540&more=1...
Yeah just search for it on google. I had a look at it on my pc files - it's only got 12 pages so just a snippet I think but its worth a read.
Harry Greb V Ezzard Charles Jack Dempsey V Evander holyfield SRR V SRL Iran Barkley V Bennie Briscoe
I find this story fascinating. It was reported in 1903 after the fact & was a bout between future Welterweight Champion Matty Matthews & Jack...
Check out wiki for William Poole, there are some newspaper quotes & links. I think you mean John Morrissey who's also there & if you don't mind...
