Frankly, Valdes looks about as bad as a winner can look. It really surprises me that he wasn't DQ'd. I have never seen more obvious butting. It...
Sounds reasonable to me.
"What about Valdes Weighing 244 for Powell while every other fight in his career he was under 220?" Valdes weighed 213 for McMurtry on December...
Yes.
I stand corrected. Although not South American. He was Latin American. Cuba is not in South America.
Nino Valdes was not American. Just saying. Actually, when one gets down to it the logic is sort of like Joe Louis was better than any European...
"The thing about glass jaws" Is that Norkus was stopped 6 times in 52 fights. Powell was stopped 8 times in 39 fights. Which one had the glass...
I recall Dan Daniel of The Ring magazine writing an article on Jack Dempsey in which he designated Dempsey the greatest he had seen. In the...
My fifty year old memory could certainly be wrong. The Ring staff in 2016, when they gave Ali the 1966 Fighter of the Year award...
"1900 is the time in question not 1902!" I don't know what you are talking about. The original question I responded to was about Denver Ed...
h2h makes it impossible to actually question any placements. But just to comment Dempsey over Wills--I disagree. Dempsey over Jeffries--I would...
I would have given it to Barney Ross even if Carnera is considered. Lots of wins, with two over Canzoneri. *on Carnera, I recall reading a Ring...
Quarry is generally overrated also. He did much more at heavy than Ellis, though, and I don't see much of an argument for Ellis, except of...
What jumps out? Wills above Langford. I agree. Although close and certain disputable. Dempsey above Wills. I disagree. Tommy Gibbons--A...
on the original question, nothing to explain. Martin was a prospect who looked a comer, but simply fell apart. He only turned 21 in September of...
