Since Corbett would likely be blasted out in a couple of rounds, it doesn't really matter.
In 1962 Sonny Liston reffed a fight between a former (Cleveland Williams) and future (Dave Bailey) opponent of his.
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Dempsey-Willard must be the obvious answer!
You have been here for a long time, and is obviously a very knowledgeable poster. Over the years, you must surely have noticed that, almost...
So what have I said in this thread, that is as biased as Arcel's opinion on Dempsey?
"Arcel’s verdict on the Manassa Mauler was thus: “Dempsey would have absolutely beaten any fighter who came after him – without a doubt. I know...
I don't pretend to know more than Arcel. But when he uses his knowledge in a way so obviously biased, when he's talking about Dempsey... well, I'm...
That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying, that when we come across an old-timer as obviously biased as Arcel... we may be wise to take his opinions...
So you trust Arcel's opinion on Dempsey more than your own? Of the fighters where we have extensive footage, I like to form my own opinion, based...
So when Arcel claims, that Dempsey would walk through everybody that followed him, almost like if they weren't even there... you're fine with...
He wasn't? What do you make of his over-the-top adulation of Dempsey? The Mike Casey Archive | The Cyber Boxing Zone
Or maybe he simply had fond memories of the fighters, from the time he himself was young. Those long bygone early days often seem to be put on a...
How can you possibly know anything about the thought process, when today's fighters are exchanging punches? In contrast to the old-timers, modern...
Different styles and methods have of course been used throughout the gloved history of boxing. I have never thought about this alleged modern...
