Robinson would have been an easy winner against Maxim if the fight were scheduled for 10 or 12 rounds. The longer the fight the better it is for...
On the argument that big men clearly punch harder, all kinds of guys were bigger than Dempsey and/or Marciano prior to 1960. How many do you...
1--On the article posted. I agree with it to an extent, although I remember a boxing show that ran on the local Minneapolis station after the...
Rather bunch of odd logic here. "Because of the significance of the fight and the resulting social upheaval as well there was no question of that...
"with Johnson beating Jeffries he kind of could not rate Jeff high without rating Johnson higher" Why not? He rated Dempsey above Tunney despite...
"That's two more black fighters he fought and beat!" Yes, but looking at boxrec, neither of these men has a listed victory.
"how many black heavyweights were in Fleischer's top 10 heavyweights?" Three. Johnson at #1. Louis at #6. Langford at #7. He also rated Joe...
I don't know of any fighter who was in the ring with both Fitz and Dempsey, especially a Fitz who wasn't very old. Ringside observers are about...
Hype Igoe, one of the top sportswriters of the early part of the century wrote an article on "Famous Finishers" in Feb. 1941 for The Ring. The...
My take on this discussion 1--the idea of Johnson accepting a fight in a cellar is utterly ridiculous and this story reflects no credit on Jeff....
I guess the question with Martin is how much did he weigh when a top contender in the 1901-1905 or so era. Adam Pollack has a quote that...
If Frazier and Quarry were not 200 lb. fighters than you are only proving that weights even at OFFICIAL weigh-ins are inaccurate. How much more...
That photo is generally credited as being from the 1902 fight, in which Jeff's weight was supposedly 219 or so. Fitz being close to 40 lbs....
Your argument is with the New York Journal reporter who quoted Jeff on June 12, 1899. Your whole point rests on taking "not drinking water" to a...
The quote is from the New York Journal on June 12, 1899 and directly by Jeffries. Your reaction assumes that being quoted as "not drinking water"...
