"Baer didn't fight from June 33 until June 35" Baer won the championship from Carnera in 1934, and he looks at his best in the exhibition against...
There is a bit of ducks and drakes with these victories over champions. For example, we are told we should credit fighters like Loughran for...
I screwed up. Should have read the title. Thanks for pointing this out.
"Would you even rate them in your top 100 heavyweights from 1900 to 1960?" Yes, I think Baker would rank that high for most people. In fact in...
"Most of the top heavyweights from 1900 to 1960 weren't middleweights or light heavys." No. And many weren't 200 lbers either. Hart, Burns,...
Loughran had no punching power at all, and did not have a threatening right. He was all jab and move, which given his lack of height and size...
"And you could count on one hand the number of guys Moore fought who weighed more than 200 lbs." If your hand holds a calculator. Here is a list...
"Jim Braddock and Tommy Loughran and Tommy Farr didn't beat Max Baer by standing in front of him and fighting out of a crouch." No. But Paulino...
Well, he was 37. Shows that reporters, under deadline pressure, make mistakes. On this fight, though, one thing I would point out. Tunney had...
"Also thought he was 35 not 38." The United States census, certainly the best evidence, has him born in 1889. His tombstone, and I don't see why...
There is a distinction, though. Fitz was a world class heavy, in fact the heavyweight champion.
I think this a right on post, but this part is a bit unclear. "Johnson had done it for about 10 years. Plus he would go another 10 years before...
You do a bit of ducks and drakes here. You go down four places for Johnson. Why not for Dempsey with Greb in 1920. Dempsey didn't defend...
"He also didn't fight Jack Johnson" True, but the authorities prevented the fight. Langford & McVea I think Wills first won against Langford...
I think your top five and the order you give them in is certainly reasonable, although I think it is important that Moore lost three times to...
