"unlike Carnera he had over seventy KO's" For his career Godfrey had 81 KO's in 126 fights for a 64.3% Carnera had 71 KO's in 102 fights for a...
I will say this about Frank Gorn. I think he would have little problem with facial cuts. The guy's skin looks as tough as leather.
I just watched the you tube version of this fight three times. On Godfrey, I don't see much to get excited about. He was big and strong. Fast?...
Well, I looked up Burton, Arkansas, and "Burton is a populated place within the city of Blytheville." "Burton is located within the city of...
This is hardly evidence. But what would such a victory prove anyway? Godfrey can beat a forty or more years old and going blind Langford. In...
The problem with Godfrey is IF he indeed wore the cuffs, he wore them so often and so consistently that there is no way of really judging how good...
Well, looking at Godfrey's record, it appears to me that he didn't move into the top echelon of heavyweight contenders until he defeated Jack...
"Unknown source" This would seem to be less than solid information. According to boxrec and the cyberboxing zone, Sam Langford KO'd George...
Why have Godfrey win the first five rounds? Or lead after 7? "I don't buy that he suddenly lost his wind." It happens. The major weakness...
"Wills was the darling of the media" Huh? It seems to me quote after quote at the time put Wills down in contrast to Dempsey. "Godfrey was one...
Back when I was living in San Francisco, I took some notes on the Risko-Godfrey fight off their newspaper microfilms. I will share my notes--...
Answer to trivia question-- Johnny Busso Busso outpointed Carlos Ortiz in June of 1958. He lost a rematch in September, but defeated Joe Brown...
Thanks again for all the hard work. Comments 1930's---no surprises. Barney Ross does not finish high himself at either light or welter, but...
One thing about these point totals I just noticed. Modern fighters have a big advantage because there are so many more divisions. For example,...
Just on your point about totaling residual points from off decades. It will make quite a bit of difference to some, w/o plowing through all this...
