Where are you getting this "17 out of 20" figure? The UPI roundup of press scorecards shows an even split....
There's an account here of Corbett's ko of Jeffries. It also includes Jeffries' own version, which was that he floored Corbett and was punished...
Thanks - I don't post a lot. I enjoy reading other people's arguments but mostly only pitch in when someone posts something I believe to be false...
From the Detroit Times, Liston was a pretty clear winner of the second fight, it was just the referee's maverick scorecard that made it a split....
Yes, he must be the only ATG who ultimately lost almost all the fights shown in his own highlight reel.
Johnson wasn't "down and out". According to Smith's own account he was down for about 4 seconds. This was in a sparring session just days before...
As a tribute to his persistence, Joiner actually did make the WBA top 10 for a few months after beating Bob Cleroux.
Cooper hired Jim Fletcher as a sparring partner for the Ali fight. Maybe it's him?
Where are you getting that from? The Tampa Morning Tribune just describes Jones being floored twice himself before being counted out.
More likely people are just having too much fun watching you try to belittle Cleveland Williams by praising a win he scored when he was 38. It's...
I assume it's his exhibition in aid of flood victims on May 8, 1927. He boxed Tony Fuente and Benny Hill, then wrestled with George Kotsonaros....
I think so, yes. The press described him as "fat and soft, compared to his old form".
No, because when Valentino later sued his manager for unpaid earnings he testified that he had undergone an operation for a detached retina nine...
Apparently he did convince himself of this. In an article before the Louis fight, he wrote: "They ask me if I'm scared of Louis. The night Baer...
You say you're prepared to acknowledge this but previously you've claimed that he "beat" Clarence Henry and that he "fought" 70+ times in 27...
