You didn't mention your knowledge of the injured arm in you previous postings and I was curious to know if that would change your opinion about...
I am confused by the missing verb in your posting. Are you saying that the injured arm prior to the Liston fight caused Machen to fight cautiously...
I don't know if it will influence your reasoning, but if you would take the time to research the prior threads about the Liston-Machen fight you...
Quite possibly! :clap:
I am sure that refusing to serve never even crossed their minds. It was not an option any of them considered. Given the situation of Blacks in...
Deferments were available. He might have claimed to be a conscientious objector, but given the era and the country's fervor for war, his...
They weren't called belts back then. They were called world championships. Ring Magazine and the NBA awarded belts to the world champions. The...
I agree, but I think it was more a case of not being able to handle the success and adulation of winning a championship. He just partied on and on...
Canzie- McLarnin 1 and Ambers 1 are two of my favorites. Of the two, I prefer McLarnin 1, though. Tony once said he should have quit after the...
McFarland received $17,500, and after much haggling Gibbons accepted $15,000, the highest purse that he ever received for a fight. It was a huge...
Yes, comedy was different then. It was still coming out of the vaudeville era. I never particularly liked the Three Stooges, Milton Berle, or...
Silvers was a product of the vaudeville era. Haven't you ever heard of slapstick? It was all in good fun. Rocky showed he was a regular guy. Not...
I wasn't there, but I imagine Jem Driscoll v. Abe Attell falls into this category. By all accounts, Driscoll won the newspaper decision.
Phil had Rocky's permission, so it's okay. By this time, Rocky was in show business. It works for me.
Braddock was 6-foot-two-inches tall to Johansson's 6-foot-zero. Jimmy was able to stick, jab, move, and throw enough rights to beat Baer who was...
