I think he was very talented and would have fared very well in the pros if developed properly. He had height, reach, speed, timing, sense of...
Holy had the speed and timing and clinching ability. Tua didn't have that. Lewis hit hard, but he fought very cautiously and on the back foot....
Tua is too slow and too hittable. If Tua thought Felix Savon hit hard at 200 pounds, wait until he got hit by Tyson's explosive power. Tyson by KO.
It was a decision of sorts, but not a points decision, and not a decision on the merits. It was not a victory or win as we consider it today. It...
The referee was not empowered to render an official decision in the Munroe exhibition, because it was just an exhibition/no decision bout. The...
It was a combination of factors. Willard had been extremely inactive since winning the title in early 1915. He basically only had one fight in the...
Actually Johnson did exhibit nimble footwork on occasion, but he was subtle, economic, and efficient with it, particularly in his championship...
That footage shows Jeffries to have underrated defensive skills. He has sound in-and-out and circling footwork, very springy for a 220+-pound man,...
Ketchel was the bigger puncher but Burns was the overall better boxer. That said, Burns proved he could knock out heavyweights. Ketchel did not...
A fighter can do plenty of damage even when weighing in the 180s and going up against a guy who weighs over 200 pounds. Plenty of guys have proved...
I understand some of the pics here but personally I would want to see a fight that has not been filmed. We can see Ali Frazier but it would be...
The really truly sad thing about all of this is that Dundee literally had to forcefully insist that he was stopping the fight. The referee was not...
Fact is Roy only fought one time as a heavyweight, against a pure paper champion. Instead of remaining a heavyweight and defending the belt he...
John L. Sullivan
I did all of the work to resolve these debates and dispel myths. All anyone has to do is refer to my book on James J. Jeffries.
