From an unknown boxing magazine: “Dempsey always denied that he was afraid to meet Wills and felt he was tailor made for him. “I...
11/1/1943 – Long Beach Independent “Godfrey, like all oldtimers believes that the present day fighters are not as good as the boys a...
August 18, 1921 – The Mansfield (Ohio) News Covington, KY – August 18 – One Punch Is Enough “Sam Langford, the Boston...
. Aug. 17, 1921 George Godfrey, Covington Riverside Athletic Club KO 1 Unknown source: Once while George (Godfrey) was still new to the...
Unknown source: During the time of WW1 George had worked as a boxing instructor in a military cantonment in Alabama. One day Sam Langford came...
I don't know if I could pick just one, but here's five that quickly come to mind as boxing books that I thought were entertaining reads, in no...
Let's try that again: September 4, 1920 – Eau Claire Leader (WI) Fighters Finish Hard Training. Light Work to be Program for Dempsey and...
McGrain, here's the requested source: September 4, 1920 Eau Claire Leader (WI) Fighters Finish Hard Training. Light Work to be Program for...
I'd be really interested to view Klompton's take on this one. I'm a lot more impressed with Greb after reading Bill Paxton's book on him.
"Sure Dempsey wouldnt find sam in 1917, Dempsey was just a kid at the time. he was a hobo who hadnt had world class training yet. I highly doubt...
"Whereas Dempsey gives great respect to Langford, this is not the same as saying he thought Langford would "flatten him" in a prime for prime...
Klitschko? Ain't he a Carnera clone?
Better a has-been than a never-was ;)
"It is, and the sad thing is that so called "boxing historians" make statements like that. :-( It also makes me question their description a...
Here's some comments concerning Langford that may be of interest: Jess McMahon, Tex Rickards matchmaker, said in an article that appeared in...
