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George beats Buddy by ko after they both exchange blows and knockdowns after 5 rounds. George either beats Max by knocking him out in 8 rounds or...
1) Baer is vulnerable to getting countered by Quarry, so a Quarry victory on points or cuts is the probable scenario but Max will be landing some...
Weighed slightly less and was about the same height. They were the same size pretty much.
Dempsey had 2-3 inches on Floyd in height* and 2 inches in reach. They weighed about the same at ~190 lbs. Floyd was faster, Dempsey was...
A poster from the old days, Burt Birkenstock had actually been to some of Walcott's fights and he was incredibly impressed by him. I found an...
Even in the earlier rounds where Conn is floating around the ring Louis is right there stalking him. I don't see the arguments for Louis being too...
Nullifying Ali's speed advantage is a better than nullifying his size advantage. We know Conn can take a punch, guy can take them for 10+ rounds,...
Either might win this this one. There is no question Dempsey would rather fight Sonny than Tunney, and Sonny would rather fight Dempsey than...
I don't blame you for this misconception considering how wide spread it is, and it's always mentioned when Louis Conn 1 is discussed, but Conn was...
@InMemoryofJakeLamotta seeing yet another one of his threads turn to **** upon @BoxingFan2002' s arrival
What makes Conn interesting is that he begun fighting as a teenager, against middleweights and then light heavyweights which means he was very...
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Agree but not with KO4. Baer was completely shut out and broken down against Louis. His spirit was crushed more than his body, he could have...
Nova is getting undersold here. He got up from Baer's right hand, went 20 rounds with him and hit hard enough to tko him twice. He was a good...
