Im passing judgement on the revisionist idea that Willard was in good shape and dangerous in rds 2 and 3. If his book states that and you are just...
Its funny to me that people routinely accuse me of being biased against Dempsey. Im the antithesis of being biased against him. He was my favorite...
Its a valid comparison because you have a history of approaching something youve seen and read about for years as if its your first time and then...
When did I say you said Willard was on his way to victory? No Im arguing with you. Your exact words: "the talk about Willard being out of shape...
Much better than today. The mob would have been appalled by the bloodsucking tactics of todays promoters and sanctioning bodies and that says...
How was he dangerous in the second and third? Because he threw a couple of punches and then quit on his stool? This is coming from the same guy...
I dont denigrate Dempsey for Willards performance at all. But it needs to be put into perspective. For so long its been framed as this incredible...
I would question any book that tried to rewrite history by claiming Willard was anything but ill prepared for a serious fight. Him merely doing...
This is not true. He did not train hard. He got substandard sparring partners, was very lax in every aspect of his training, and it was well...
Again, you dont speak for everyone so quit trying to give your argument weight by claiming “everyone this” and “everyone that”. It doesnt make...
Nobody considers Johnson a HW. He dabbled in the division but he was a career LHW. And what does it matter if Valdez was better or worse than...
The simple fact that so few LHWs, even historically, have been able to successfully navigate a title at HW illustrates why a HW division populated...
Charles didnt defend against any of those guys though. So he didnt really lord over a great division. He lost to Johnson and Valdez and that was...
I agree wholeheartedly with this post. I was very puzzled by using Tunney and Charles as examples for strong eras. Charles in particular. His era...
He was a hell of an amateur. If he hadnt been a headcase he could have been great. He had everything except what was between his ears which is...
