In the United States over one hundred years ago, the social customs between white and black people were different in ways that it is hard for...
I thought that Bobby Chacon was at his best while showing his boxing skills to great effect in his bout with Danny "Little Red" Lopez. Later on...
Ken Norton faltered badly when fighting big bangers of heavyweight division. As a result, it is probable that it wouldn't be any different if he...
It may be that Ezzard Charles didn't get his just due to the fact: 1. Charles fought far too long after ceasing to be a top fighter, piling up...
From John L. Sullivan to Jim Braddock, world heavyweight champions seemed to go out of their way to avoid black fighters with a few exceptions....
Both Mickey Walker and Kid Gavilan were great fighters. Gavilan had astounding boxing skills and was extremely durable. But I still feel that...
Did Mickey Walker ever defeat Pete Latzo? In fairness to Walker, it appears that he had a bit of a rough patch by his high standards in some...
I wasn't trying to be a booster for Jim Jeffries on this thread. In fact, I feel that Jack Johnson should have been considered as a viable...
Tony Zale was a great fighter, but I would have a hard time ranking him in the top five or ten in the rankings of the greatest middleweights in...
Let me say that I have been a big admirer of Harry Greb for about forty years. As a result, I tried to read everything about him that I could get...
More Members of the 1000-Round Club Who Were Active in the United Kingdom: Freddie Tennant, 1795 rounds, 193 bouts Bobby Hinds, 1752 rounds,...
Harry Greb had quite a bit of strength, but Jake LaMotta was a naturally bigger fighter who was very strong. However, I do believe Greb was a far...
I found the following stats for fighters active in the United Kingdom: Arnold "Kid" Sheppard, 3074 rounds, 291 bouts Tiger Bert Ison, 2792...
The scoring of bouts should only be judged by the clean and effective punches landed by each fighter with effective aggressiveness being the...
As a skinny welterweight as much of the time, Sugar Ray Robinson fought Jake LaMotta, a very strong middleweight, six times. As a middleweight,...
