What's wrong with "the Old Mongoose" (Archie Moore)? Or "Baby Face" (Jimmy McLarnin)? Or "the Brockton Blockbuster" (Rocky Marciano)? Or...
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Jack Hurley had two such fighters, Lemuel Franklin and Vincent Foster.
This is all true, but one other thing is to keep an open mind. I suggest that your search should not just be directed at locating a film of one...
Yes, Wilbur Wood came up with interesting polls at the end of each year when he was the lead boxing writer for the Sun (New York). The Sun went...
Same day is healthier for the fighters and affords a fairer comparison of the fighters' skills and abilities. And isn't that what in-the-ring...
Glad you mentioned Rocky. His combination punching is rarely mentioned. I believe it came from practicing combinations on the heavy bag and...
It only took Frazier one fight against Ali to drop Joe down a notch in the quality of his performance. I think it would only take one fight...
LaMotta was a helluva body puncher. I think if he got past the 14th round, he has a good chance of wearing Joe down and stopping him in the 15th....
I'd add Frank Graham, Wilbur Wood, Joe Williams, Damon Runyon, Paul Gallico, Gene Kessler, Ed Bang, Dan Parker, Barney Nagler, John Lardner, Mel...
Whitey Bimstein was in the corner of more top contenders and champions than any other trainer in the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, Must have been a...
Robinson was unbeatable at welterweight--No. 1 without a doubt. That's where his highest all-time rating belongs. He was past his prime and...
Ingo would have a tough time against any of them. I think his best chances are in this order: Carnera Galento Sharkey Schmeling Baer There's a...
Joe Goss
D'Amato in many ways was a head case himself. Rocky was a straightforward guy who had his head on straight. How could D'Amato have improved upon...
