I vividly recall watching my teacher and sparring partner Barry The Fighting Postman Funches, and undersized 195ish guy tear through Esa in a...
The first fight was close because Ray made it that way to generate interest in a title bout. Kid then got his title shot and and ass whipping.
Kens a tough fighter to dope. He may have only been in terrific shape once for the Garcia title challenge which he won in style. Had old Nat...
Imposable to choose here, Ken caught hell from Rankins and Apostoli. Two highly aggressive swarmers and I don't believe Marcel ever showed his...
The Bayonne Globetrotter was a hellva fighter. Gene Tunney called him the craftiest of all my opponents. And that was 1924 Smith, far past his...
Dick Saddler was the guy who George said in re the Zaire fight, Told me to drink this.. George said it "tasted medicinal" Two years later Dick...
Fritzie Zivic woudda been the perfect guy to ask who would come out on top in a Lamotta vs Burley matchup.
The Penn State Collegian.
Tickets up in Blue Heaven were 10 bucks for this fight. Nobody new who Nelson was.
Visit yer local lib and ask the head librarian about "interlibrary loan" It works wonders when properly executed. slakkadahelpa
His talent had peaked between 1947 and 1950, before the era of TV boxing and before it saddened me to watch him years later on the screen...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/sports/hockey/after-58-years-an-old-hockey-fight-at-madison-square-garden-gets-new-life.html?_r=1&hpw
I wish I"d heard that Burt. Also in my stacks is Sam Taubs next day reportage in the New York Telegraph on Greb vs Tunney II. Sam raised quite a...
Hello boys, Recent friction with a sleazy chap got old Slakkas dander up enough to plunge headlong into my stacks. I report the following gem!...
Very on the $$$. When i first said this my term was Dimwits Delight.
