I figured that was coming. We tend to give our darlings special treatment dont we? Its a good thing the war effort had real fighters who were...
There are several problems with this way of thinking but first and foremost Dempsey wasnt a champion when this took place. It took place 8 months...
Calling Joe Jeanette an "absolute killer" in 1918 is ridiculous. Jeanette was 39 years old and hadnt won a significant fight in years. Nobody was...
This thread cracks me up. I wanted to ask the question of who Briscoe actually defeated that was anywhere near the class of Canelo and I see...
Actually his excuse was that his longtime friend and bodyguard poisoned him...
Then I rest my case. Corbett and Fitzsimmons look like **** on film, very archaic which is exactly how I described Fulton. Ballyhoo for a fight is...
Dont worry about it. You already know everything there is to know about Fulton. It would tell me theyve forgotten more about boxing than Fred...
Its easier to not get discouraged by fighting out of shape old men, light heavyweights, and white hope oafs. My guess is Dempsey would have gotten...
You can question all you want. It doesnt change the fact that I have footage of Fulton and he was nothing special. Who were these contemporary...
LOL. We do have footage of Fulton and he had a very archaic style. Not at all dissimilar to Gunboat Smith or Willard. Two lanky guys who were all...
Talk about misinformation...
I dont disagree with any of this but I dont think that any of it means that Fullmer would have come close to beating Hopkins. Fullmer had a lot of...
I think Bonavena beats Walcott, any version of Walcott. Id even take the past his prime version that gave Lyle hell to beat a prime Walcott. I...
Actually I think his record does kind of lie. He got gift draws against Robinson, Tiger, and Giardello. Decisions that could have easily EASILY...
I agree 100%. They always look like theyve been dipped in motor oil to me.
