Tommy Farr, iron chin vs Max Baer, iron fist. They split a pair of fights before the war. Farr ourpointed Baer in the 1st one but Baer outpointed...
Nel Tarleton 144 fights, Reed thin, not much of a puncher, 1 lung. Never stopped. Tony Galento a fearless and charismatic, extremely tough beer...
Alcohol and Ebay are a terrible mix. What do I need a 1970's space hopper for ?
The smokin' Joe who beat Muhammad Ali would probably have to take a few in a torrid 1st round but after that he'd grind down Baer.
I think my oldest book is a little one by Jimmy Wilde. It was written while Dempsey was Heavyweight champion and Jem Driscoll gets a mention. I...
I see a clean ko by Lewis via one of those big booming right hands
I've read biographies on Ezzard Charles, Sam Langford, Jerry Quarry, Ali × umpteen, Joe Louis × umpteen, Jack kid Berg, Ken Buchanan, Billy Conn,...
Haven't read it yet but it's on my list
He was a good painter too and would probably have drunk Hagler under the table
Fritzie Zivic, Owen Moran, Ray Mercer, Jake LaMotta, Tex Cobb, Tommy Farr, Jack Britton, Marvin Hagler, Kevin Finnegan, the list is lendless
I didn't give a reason for 15 rounds, I could have stated 12 or 10, but didn't. I'd favour a peak Hagler anyway, over 10, 12 or 15
LaMotta. Tough as old boots, great chin and an underrated boxer. But he got schooled by Lloyd Marshall and a lot of his big fights are against...
I'm sure there must have been a lot of tears and prayers said at the time.
Hagler was never a big middleweight which is why he stayed in the division. If you want to look at weight discrepancies have a look at LaMotta vs...
The 40's as I've stated numerous times is my favourite era. The way I'd like to compare the 2 eras is having an Ezzard Charles or a Charley...
