The Rock in a Camaro? Nah, it'd be too sleek for him. I see him in an army jeep or a Buick. A Camaro is designed for good-looking cats who wear...
There are an awful lot of references to Cocoa Kid as a Puerto Rican that begin as far as I can tell in 1932. He was also called "the Georgia...
Durant was a judge, a state senator, a lawyer, an angler, a manager of stage stars, a world traveller, and an author as well as a boxing...
Well, like I said before- I have been familiar with your theory for years (and your well-earned status in the boxing world!). I thought it was...
I did not find any results from Florida -in fact, the only hint I have that he even fought down there is that piece from the Post. I found no...
I can't say it was the most pivotal moment in his career, only that it might have prevented him from having a pivotal moment in his career....
Yes, the Atlanta papers referred to him as "Lew" and "Lou." Joe Louis began his career being referred to as Joe "Lewis." So we see that the...
Hardwick was in West Palm Beach, Florida in the winter of 1932. He was sparring and according to matchmaker Gabe Menendez in The Washington Post...
I read it and what I saw was a claim that I was disputing that "Hardwick fought in Ohio in the Freddie Miller Stable." Where did I dispute it?...
I respectfully disagree with some of this post. Charles was dangerous almost out of the gate in 1940, seemed to hit a vicious stride by the end...
That incident just uncovered/covered may have changed the trajectory of his whole career. Cocoa Kid was going places... and suddenly he wasn't...
According to one clipping, he spoke three languages. According to another, he spoke six. I know for certain that he was at least bi-lingual. After...
Quite a few things got lost in the revamp of the site, man. I'll check with them and see what can be done about the pdf.
Part 3 is up. http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12253-just-watch-mah-smokeq-part-3-the-great-informer
What did Jersey Jones have to say? In any event, I don't know if Cocoa Kid ended up a wino. If there is more to that story than one line in the...
