Not sure if folks realize this, but Johnson's convictions on the prostitution counts were reversed by the appellate court. The only counts for...
After the verdict, Assistant U.S. District Attorney Harry Parkin, who had prosecuted the case, said, "This verdict will go around the world. It...
The White-slave traffic Act, otherwise known as the Mann Act, approved on June 25, 1910 and effective as of July 1, 1910, said in part, That any...
I think anyone who actually reads my book will find that it is very fair, balanced, and thorough on the Mann Act issue. The facts against Johnson...
https://www.facebook.com/winbykopublications/photos/a.1561075434150822.1073741828.1549317008659998/1671588279766203/?type=3&theater John L....
The new Sullivan book should be published sometime in March.
Everything you ever needed to know about Johnson's criminal trial, the facts that led up to it, the testimony and evidence allowed, the law, the...
Ali would win because he could take it all night long. A shot Tyson, with his more explosive style, would hit the wall, gas out, and that would be...
Great article.
I discuss this fight in In the Ring With James J. Jeffries. See pages 160-184. The debate about the disqualification and what McVey did is all there.
At his best he probably beats all of them.
Certainly Nelson was the move live opponent in there, so that is the better win. But the Hopkins win is meaningful in that he's the only guy ever...
Holmes would brutalize Young. Total mismatch. Bad fight for Young. None of Young's spoiler tactics would work on Holmes.
People forget that Johnson had a lot of fights against big fighters before he became champion, and none of those fights are on film. He beat 6'4"...
Can anyone who saw the two "championship fights" tonight honestly and with a straight face say that those fighters had more skill than Jack Johnson?
