Ezzard was a religious man, raised by a two grandmothers, one a great-grandmother and ex-slave. He was raised to be humble. After Baroudi's death...
There's two Ezzards. One before Baroudi's death and one after Baroudi's death. Then you have to figure in the debilitating disease that...
This article from Sports Illustrated is among the best I've seen on Sonny....
Manassa is forcing a reconsideration of what Armstrong was -to call him simply a swarmer is incomplete. Most swarmers use their superior stamina...
I think that you're on to a good idea here if you divided up the punchers into categories based on form. However, a "puncher" is typically...
Detachment seems to be a common theme here. That is, the ability to zero on on the goal, to remove any thought of pain, of self-consciousness, of...
Liston would have about 28-29 years old in 1959 and 1960 -which is the typical peak for a boxer with his style.
You might mean to ask the length of his prime. I'd agree that his peak was 59-60. In any discussion of H2H match-ups, that is the Liston that...
Had Tommy beat Ray in '81, he'd have propelled himself higher in the ATG ranks, but Leonard would still be the story. Leonard was a...
Charles Liston is not listed in the home of Tobin and Helen Liston in St. Francis County, Arkansas on the 1930 U.S. Census. That means that the...
I remember watching that Rosario fight in '86. He should have been given the decision (I haven't watched it since but remember thinking so at the...
--That's a great picture, Jorodz. You look a little taken aback, but I wouldn't be surprised if you proceeded to school him on your knowledge of...
...now that could explain it. It's an old beef I have -while it is true that Duran at times is overrated out here in this little alternative...
That's "The Fabulous Four."
Good book -one of the better ones on boxing. My only qualm with it is that he approaches the subject of Roberto Duran as if he was born a...
