"Flynn had Dempsey down 3 times" No. Dempsey went down once and was counted out according to ALL the ringside reports. Only Dempsey himself in...
"Rickard admitted to having that section clipped" I don't think so. He is quoted as giving an "emphatic denial" that the film was tampered with....
On that Argentine article. One confusing point is that Leo Britton is described as the general manager of RKO in Argentina. This certainly is...
Auerbach is of interest to me only in that he undercuts that Dempsey was starving, homeless, sleeping in the park, not training, etc. He says...
"Any boxer who is knocked out of the ring is required to return within ten seconds under his own power." Actually, had this been the rule during...
We should get something clear. I never said and am not maintaining that Dempsey was not pushed back toward the ring or even that he might not...
All of us make bad arguments now and then, but this could be the worst, the narrator is, I think, Norman Rose, and this film is I think from The...
Back to reality This writer could just be wrong. He had to write up his report quickly w/o benefit of film review. The reason I buy the other...
"Wills was known as a huge puncher" That was exactly my point. "look back and alter known boxing history" That is what historians do. The past...
This is interesting. Where does this info come from. No reason to doubt you on anything, but $111,000 in today's terms is not all that much...
If this is directed at me, I don't think he was living hand to mouth at all after he met Auerbach. My point is that if he needed money he seems...
"The announcer himself who was there tells us that Dempsey was helped back into the ring." Man, this is weird. This film was silent. The...
This is the best post anyone has made. "the steps of Firpo in slow mo" Yes, you can see him step back with his right foot and then his left--at...
I am talking about Wills. Wills has a far greater number of impressive KO's on his record than Firpo. Does that make Wills a "Herculean" puncher?
If borrowing suggests desperation, there must be a lot of desperate folks buying houses and the like. The point for me is why would he have to...
