There will always be question marks regarding Darcy. He died when he was 22 so thats to be expected. Plenty of fighters have fought their entire...
Great story about the Buckley fight and how the crowd fled in a panic. :lol:
Thanks Boilermaker. Great find !
How good is that footage. Does anyone know whether any of the fights from this era have been restored like that ?
Care to share those pics ?
Looks fake to me.
I'm curious to see what some of the regular posters make of Darcy holding a version of Middleweight title. Was it valid and if not who deserved to...
Well he was well known as a dirty fighter so I can understand why he may have had people dislike him.
There are a few good books on Darcy floating around as well that are definitely worth the read.
Great boxer, tragic death. I dare say he would have become an all time great had he lived long enough to fulfill his potential. He held the...
A little off topic here guys but how would I go about trying to find newspaper articles for fights such as the Jim Jonson Jack Johnson fight or...
Thanks McVey. :good
Anyone know what the weights were for the Jim Johnson fight ? Also I notice boxrec has Jim listed as 5'11 where as CBZ has him at 6'3 and does...
Great point. Not a word was said about any of the black contenders around at the time.
This article however makes me think maybe Johnson didnt break his arm early on and was just outworked by Jim Johnson on the night. I think if...
