"there was no protest from the public against mixed raced bouts? Dempsey was just scared." You finally hit the nail on the head. The very poll...
the bottom line difference for me between Jeff and Dempsey is that Jeff drew the color line as champion, but did not draw the color line as a...
The poll quoted was taken before Greb fought Gibbons in 1922. Also, names were given to choose from. That will alter the results versus just an...
"What did Wills do to deserve the number one ranking?" Beat all the contenders who were willing to get into the ring with him, both black and...
"W. A. R. statistic in baseball and basketball. You must be one of those, what do you them, cybermetricians (if that is the proper term) guys....
I think that does makes sense because with the vast change in the number of divisions, and the variations over the decades by The Ring in its...
Much has been made of this poll showing Gibbons preferred by the "people" over Greb. Well, I found it, and this is what it is. This is from The...
Perhaps there was a poll advising Corbett not to fight Jackson.
With all this dispute about Greb, I wondered how Greb & Dempsey did against common opponents. Greb fought so many it is possible I missed...
I think it interesting to see how Wills and Dempsey did against common opponents. Jack Sharkey Harry Wills---------L DQ 13 Jack...
This is apparently okay as long as someone releases a supposed poll saying it is okay.
"neither was the outstanding contender" I don't understand what your thrust is. I think Vitali did not fight that many top men, but Wlad is...
"you seem to just accept that the two best contenders, can not meet for decades on end!" I have lost a lot of interest in modern boxing for...
"Is it possible that yourself and Mr Suzie Q are oversimplifying the opponent selection?" Yes, we both seem to naively think that winning...
On Gibbons I might not have made myself clear. I said he wasn't a bad contender. I should have said when compared to all the second-tier, or...
