Britain's Nel Tarleton became a world class featherweight - despite having only one lung! Never knocked out in 148 fights.
I have of course watched what can be found of Ketchel v Papke 4 on YouTube - but if all 20 rounds were there, I would probably find it very...
But the bell doesn't ring for round 13 today... so what is your point?
You're right... just as those who disrespect modern fighters come across as close minded, ignorant and misinformed.
Jimmy Wilde (Moisés Ortemberg) 37-0-5
It's not like most oldtimers were training for 15 rounders all the time. In fact many would not participate in a scheduled 15 runder, before they...
Yeah, imagine today's under-trained boxers going 60 action-packed rounds... no chance in Hell, they could ever do that! That the oldtimers were...
Something that will always stick to my mind: The almost surreal photo of a beam of sunlight coming through the roof, hitting Luther McCarty in the...
No, not at all - what I do have trouble with, is posters who make absurd claims, that they can't back up.
So can we agree, that when it comes to the NC bouts from the 20s, and whether or not the fans of the time were used to more action-packed fights...
I'm just wondering: How many NC fights from back in the 20s have you watched - where you feel the boxers were unfairly booted, by a referee who...
So the reason so many fighters were thrown out for failing to put up a fight, can be explained by the fans expecting more from the boxers back...
Ken Buchanan retired 3 world champions: Carlos Ortiz, Ismael Laguna and Carlos Hernandez. However, the record for most title holders retired...
Yes, if we're talking about fast-paced fights from the 1920s, it's hard not to think of Greb! He's often described as a relentless whirlwind, who...
Why is it even necessary to have a "position"? As devoted followers of boxing, shouldn't we all be able to recognize, that there have been great...
