He lost to an 11-4 Eduardo Corletti right before getting his title shot.
You've got more faith in Patterson than his own trainer did. A washed Dempsey is better than a prime Patterson. He still had enough in the tank...
While we're on the subject: who did Chuvalo ever beat to be considered a good heavyweight?
Not sure how arguable wins against a placeholder champion, a couple of ne'er do wells and a human punching-bag equates to Patterson being a match...
Cus D'Amato had so much faith in Patterson's ability that he matched him up against a debutante for his 2nd title defense and handpicked all his...
The Great Jack Johnson's reputation must be in serious disarray if Patterson is now seen as a match for him smh.
I stand by what I said. D'Amato sheltered him for a reason. He didn't have the killer instinct needed to survive in a tough era and his handlers...
In the 90's. Yes.
From what I read Zale beat Abrams pretty convincingly after getting knocked down in the 1st round. I haven't read anything with regards to the...
All of it.
I only defended Willard's skills and his performance against Johnson. I didn't say he was some ATG. Go on, 'embarrass me'. Johnson lost to the...
No.
It's kind of funny how a discussion about whether Dempsey threw uppercuts gets morphed into an argument about whether he broke the rules or not in...
That isn't from my most recent comment. Catch up. The neutral corner rule was only imposed after the fact. In any case it is the referee's job...
Proof is in the pudding. As soon as he fought the top contender, he got obliterated. Perhaps there are a couple of other eras he could have had...
