You showed much poise in there and your technique is developing well. This guy was easy for your style and level of skill and he was also showing...
There are many voices encouraging you to just do it, as if getting in the ring is a Nike commercial. I have to agree with Seamus and lefthook and...
Would you mind my asking your height, weight, and reach? Are or were you an athlete? Street fights? Fast hands? Rhythm? What are your assets?...
That is weighty indeed. Liston was also inordinately cruel to his trainer Willie Reddish -abusive even. This was noted at his training camp at...
If you know about how Bummy checked out at Brownsville's Duddy's Bar, you'll agree he ain't no "bully."
See Dick the Bruiser critizing HW division in the early 60s. See Dick smacked to the pavement by Sonny Liston outside the Thunderbird Hotel in...
Arcel did not necessarily train that many fighters. Often he'd be brought in for strategy a few weeks before the fight. He had a full time job -as...
Ike Williams (Manassa deserves most of the credit for this one)
Define "bully."
Great posts, CP.
Well, it's clear that you're no run-of-the-mill boxing fan because you have a good knowledge base. Keep researching Greb though, and you'll...
There was a fighter out of Fort Benning in Georgia (an army post) who fought under the name "Army Mule." He had an alias: "Seldom Heard." He got...
I'm painfully familiar with African American history. It just wasn't as simple as textbooks pretend it is. The problem today is different, my...
Good point. There is slavery practiced right now in some parts of the world. Who's standing up?
It was no coincidence. He publicly drew the color line. Tunney too.
