The Kentucky Cobra Whatever else about the topic of this thread, that was one of the most interesting profile articles I have ever read, and gave...
Jimmy Slade. Yes Johnson defeated Slade, as a matter of fact the first time between Slade's two fights with Pompey. I don't know what this has...
"I'm wondering if the alleged demand for this fight is hindsight embellishment." You are right. The talk with Moore was for fights with...
Moore and Robinson "These two fighters largely stagnated at the end as they looked for easier fights and in boxing terms they became less...
Bernard Hopkins Whether Moore matched Hopkins as a 40+ performer has nothing to do with anything on this thread. I think a more pertinent issue...
Much has been made of home cooking (for Europeans, but not for Johnson who during this period fought only in America), but just a point. There...
"the guy was poisoned by the mob" Another jumping to an unsustainable conclusion post. Why would "the mob" drug a fighter before a fight when it...
It was posted that Sugar is entitled to his opinion. Of course, But the point of the thread was whether we agree or not. So-- Overrated...
Mickey Walker Teddy Yarosz D-ck Tiger Gene Fullmer
"What was Johnson supposed to do? Go to Germany or Italy in an era where those two countries has the most corrupt organizers in the history of...
"Hecht fought outside of Germany twice, winning against a nobody in France and losing to a nobody in Italy." The French nobody was Charles Colin...
I am interested on the both sides of the fence debating points. For example Wednesday 5:10 PM klompton2 posts-- "Ratings are not based on what...
Johnson "is fighting tooth and nail to force Moore to defend against him." Tooth and nail obviously did not include beating the other top...
there are so many false points made-to deal with them one at a time Harry Wills--there is no comparison with Wills. Wills was fighting in the...
I think an issue which should be raised here is if Johnson perhaps didn't really want to fight Moore again. His level of opposition from 1956...
