I have serious doubts that William Stevens threw the fight against George Meggs Looking at the time, Tom Johnson's claim to the championship of...
The post said hardest they faced. Otherwise, I agree there's a good chance he'd have said himself
Jeffries said Choynski landed the hardest shot he'd felt IIRC. I don't remember seeing Fitzsimmons say one, I'd suspect either Maher or Jeffries.
Which is why Tyson Fury and Usyk both sparred with Dave Allen.
I think it's much closer than often made out.
Sure, it takes a Dave Allen or a kickboxer to be a sparring partner now. No way could Joe Louis make the nonexistent standard to be a sparring...