I have never seen any evidence of a Jeffries-Martin fight. When did this supposedly take place? Given Martin's age, it would have had to have...
I think LaMotta is the easy pick here.
This is what I would expect. Boxing restricted to white areas of the British Empire and the US. Hard to see the talent pool could match the much...
Getting off music and back to the boxing talent pool, There appears to be a world of difference between the 1890's and the 1910's and certainly...
The title of this article "Professional Boxing in New York, 1896-1920" seems to imply it is about New York. Does it cover the rest of the...
I like Tiger. I think they basically stand toe to toe, and I expect Tiger to prove more effective.
I think D-ick Tiger would handle both, but I pick Fullmer in this one. I think he edges out a decision, especially over 15 rounds. Jake seemed...
Some things which jump out at me looking at their records. Fullmer fought as a middle against mainly middles. Jake bounced around between middle...
this is all true, but Robinson was a welter when LaMotta fought him, about 10 to 16 pounds lighter. Jake had 16 pounds on Ray in the one fight he...
as usual with Jeffries, perhaps more heat than light for the most part. My reaction-- 1---we just don't know because as Senya points out, if...
Harold Johnson over the last week for me. It wasn't what anyone else posted, per se, but just the Harold Johnson was undeserving thread caused me...
I pick Fullmer. I think besides being more durable with better stamina, he had the option of going to movement.
Very sad to hear, glad he enjoyed such a long and full life. RIP
The machine went bonkers in the above post. That was my reply to Mendoza's "Johnson would have been more dangerous than anyone Moore defended...
