You're arguing with me about Baer as a fighter when you blatently admit you haven't even seen Baer vs Schmelling.:rofl:rofl:rofl You ha might...
What you are missing is something you aren't going to acquire quickly. You need to have a certain anaytical ability that mostly comes with having...
Its not a case of believing. You can't become a top heavyweight without having excellent skills or at least a few tangible assets that any top...
Ward and Mayorga were certainly not better technically. Back in the 60' Baer was still considered one of the top heavyweights to ever live and...
This just makes you sound really stupid. Baer lacked skills hahaha you don't have a clue about boxing my friend he has an unorthodox style and...
They drew the colour line because they could, it meant they didn't have to fight the best fighters. Its that simple.
And you blindly believe his account of events without acknowledging researcher bias as a factor in his story telling? Sugar is a legitimate...
Revisionists history. Its not a coincidence that Johnson fought only one black fighter of note again after winning the title despite dozens...
The Clown Prince was doing what he did best the public loved his antics and Galento was a big character himself. Their personalites showed in the...
One technique Fitzimmons would use was pushing off against a wall for hours to improve his in fighting strength.
I have Spaldings book on boxing and Physical culture from the early 40's and the techniques shown and described in great detail in that book are...
Title says contenders my mistake.
Baer should have been more successful he wouldn't have lost to Braddock if he'd took it seriously. Witherspoon's managerial problems took alot of...
What would have happened had it been Jeanette or Mcvey or another getting the shot is down to speculation but as my previous post highlighted even...
Galento Knew what he was doing also. The man was a heavy handed brawler who had over 100 fights, 3 title shots, dropped one of the best of all...
