What is the definition of power in boxing except punching power? Primo Carnera would possibly win against most in weight lifting or pulling a...
As to the original question, I think Louis KO's Williams faster than he did Baer. I would also pick Baer to KO Williams. The most interesting...
I don't agree that Comiskey was a better contender than Williams. Comiskey didn't accomplish as much. *what the two share in common is that they...
I have seen a lot of people named Cleveland, often shortened to Cleve. Sort of like Lincoln or Grant. Named after a president, but I can't blame...
I disagree. Putting has nothing to do with power. Your comparison is more like comparing a jab and move guy with a puncher. Obviously the jab...
Jones? He fought a lot of top men at heavyweight. Frazier was the only one to put him down for the count. Jones weighed 188 for Frazier. He...
Williams KO'd 58 of 92 opponents or 63% Frazier KO'd 27 of 37 opponents or 73% "How many of these would you estimate have readily available...
"But we're not talking performance, we're talking pure force of punches. You're constantly mixing these apples and oranges up." But how can you...
This is simply not true back then. There was "scientific" racism by intellectuals. And not only to blacks. There were all sorts of theories...
Whatever. Odd quote from Liston if the quote is in fact an accurate quote.
Just a question. Liston never got hit by Liston, so how does he know how hard Liston punches?
All these stats on Vitali winning rounds and the like remind me of Vince Lombardi's line-- "Statistics are for losers." The bottom line with...
You nailed two good reasons for the South not being much into boxing. The South was also behind in industrialization so there wasn't an urban...
Oh, it was on a blog on college football I read. I will go with your number which is still more than 105,000. It could be the difference between...
"you cannot compare the Packers with a modern team" Yes, I agree--except on achievement in their own time. "You can compare Jim Taylor with John...