Damn, should have looked at who was posting. I feel sheepish.
Bucceroni was rated #2 in the HW division immediately after LaStarza lost to Marciano. Prior to that he was rated 3 or 4.
Layne did deserve the decision against Charles. It was close and Dempseys job as ref was a masterclass of fence sitting but ultimately the right...
Tszyu would kill Fuji. Had to laugh at tue idea that he couldnt hit like Locche, one of the most feather fisted champions in the division. Locche...
I was going to say the same thing. Ive heard people criticize Clancy but how many supposedly great trainers can say they took a guy from scratch...
I think the point is that division was terribly weak at the moment in question. Charles lost two back to back in the leadup to that fight, one to...
Any contender who gets earmarked for a title shot in that era and passes it up in order to fight other contenders would have been viewed as...
Bucceroni was rated #2 after LaStarza lost to Marciano with the #1 spot left vacant. Bucceroni was a good boxer but he was very willowy being...
LaStarza was rated #2 by the NBA after beating Layne, Charles was #1 however just before LaStarza fought Marciano Charles lost to Valdez and as I...
what was controversial about either of Chuvalos stoppage losses? He quit cold in one and in the other he was in a corner getting hammered...
McMurtry and Rademacher both boxed Chuvalos ears off. Holmes would dominate him and either win a wide decision or stop him on cuts/swelling.
Yes, I think the issue here is Nelson. He was predictable and one dimensional but the guy just kept coming and kept coming. If you werent in...
I just completed a restoration of the Nelson-Britt film, adding a missing twenty minutes of the fight back in. The impression at the time was...
How was Abe Simon's life so much better than Walcotts during the depression? And that accounts for exactly one of the twenty one losses on...
So show me all of these fighters Walcott lost to who had these wealthy benefactors that were lavishing money, food, and amenities on them. Until...
