Harris defeated 6 men who were at one point rated top 10 by Ring Magazine. All in the 1950's. Of the 18 you listed for Folley, only 5 were...
"Bob Baker was washed up in 1958." But he fought Harris on April 30, 1957. I already posted his record. Baker would lose his next fight to the...
I have to go now, but I will be back to answer this. Sorry for hitting the quote button.
and let's see how well Folley did with Lavorante.
on Daley "D'Amato was merely trying to protect his fragile champion" Then why match him with Johansson who blew out Machen in a rather...
I have posted that I thought Machen should have gotten a shot at Patterson in 1958 and that I can't see why there was any reason to match him with...
"Valdes was arguably better than anyone Harris beat up to that time." Valdes had lost to Baker in late 1955. Baker was rated in 1956, not...
I think Jeff has all the wrong style for Louis, Jeff was big and tough, so he might last a while, but I think this one will end up pretty ugly...
The fact which really jumped out at me is how poorly Carlos Zarate did. Like I posted in another thread, I think he is a bit overrated. As for...
Thanks for doing the work to post this. World War II might have diluted competition, but the bantamweight title certainly wasn't "frozen" during...
let's compare the Folley and Harris records-- Folley Howie Turner--(20-4-5) Johnny Hollins--(9-10-1) J D Harvey--(10-19) Jimmy Wood--(0-0-0)...
I think Machen should have gotten a shot in 1958. Folley should have gotten the shot against Johansson in 1960 that Patterson got because of the...
yes, but in fairness, Harris wasn't one of them. He was a solid high-ranked contender in 1958. He should have been rated higher in my judgment....
My point is why was Folley the #2 contender in early 1958? Folley was KO'd in 1955 by Johnny Summerlin & Young Jack Johnson. In 1956 he defeated...
I think Machen should have gotten a shot w/o having to fight Folley. I don't think it any travesty that Harris got a shot rather than Folley....
