Ahh I forgot about the beautifully styled Fullmer, good pick.
jowcol, too bad Minnesota pretty much died when it comes to pro boxing but it was a hotbed for many greats in the earlier days of the 20th century.
Now this was way before my time and to my regret, I hope Burt reads your post as he likely saw these greats also.
Geese I don't know if Ezzard had that kind of pop at heavy. Throwing out the first Garcia bout I think Ken would stand up against what Ezzard...
At first I winsed at your saying a young Ali might not have been strong enough for Oscar and Joe but then went back to the first Ali-Chuvalo bout...
Lots of good ones above but LaMotta?? I'll go with Alfredo Evangelistica.
Good gravy.
With Area I will also go with Louis-Schemling 2, I was also pondering Pep in his second go with Sadler.
Wilfredo trained less then two weeks for his bout with Ray yet held his own until being stopped in the last round. His ability to make Ray miss...
Masao was not yet at his zenith when he died but still ranks in the upper bracket of Japanese greats. His jab alone is one of the greatest in...
I agree with those seeing this as a dangerous fight for Roy, Jimmy had decent speed and knew distance well, both of which let him tag many with...
My former gym mate, fighting Freddy Askew who was ko'd by a young big George said this about his punching power, when young Fred grew up on a farm...
Jerry was basically undone before the first bell, watching it live we all could see the ko of his brother threw him completely off base. The...
What?
Good gravy
