You could be right of course but just observing it as it happened his reaction was the same as my brother and me regardless of who we all thought...
I'm surprised that no one mentioned that Archie said Durelle, a light heavy, hit harder then Rocky.
I recall an article where both Dempsey and Louis said the Rock hit harder then either of them.
I loved Dempsey's short punches to the body and head and while he did wing hooks from the bleachers he also shot them short with his hip into...
Most of us are aware that Floyd said that Ingo hit harder then Liston yet he was able to adjust from the first fight ko and win the next two,...
Well thought out and written. Agreed.
Chavez.
For his day Corbett understood boxing, Johnson understood it better.
From the little I know of the St Paul Phantom (I'm from there also) I would see a constantly moving and non tiring Mike drive Jake up the wall...
Your the best Burt, reading your posts reminds me of hearing my dad talk of the bouts in those days he saw. Keep well.
What ratings are you referring too since its not from the Ring, can you list what you mean by official ratings? Burt's and my fathers generation...
Where Gil totally messed up with George was in moving his feet/stance closer together with the idea it would shorten his hooks, what it did was...