Certainly, once he stepped into the ring.
... except George Chuvalo. Chuvalo claimed Sir 'Enery ducked him when George sought a shot at the Empire heavyweight championship. Chuvalo would...
Yes, I just watched it a few days ago, and I thought the same. But 4 and 7 were the only rounds I gave him. I too thought Tunney won every round...
The best possible outcome would have been if he broke his leg on the first day of training and then had to give up any idea of coming back.
I think Joe Brown might fall into this category.
He sounds like a guy who makes the best of whatever situation he finds himself in. Which is a good mindset to have.
My understanding is that Beau Jack did quite well shining shoes and liked meeting people that way, and they tipped him well. I never heard that he...
P4P Jimmy Wilde, the Mighty Atom. According to BoxRec (which I am not going to double-check for lack of time and frankly enough interest), Jimmy...
Greg Haugen rated him as the best fighter he ever fought "hands down." That's high praise from a guy who did not usually praise his foes.
Yes, twice as a matter of fact.
I once or twice had conversations with Bob Jackson, who grew up in Minnesota and fought as an amateur based out of Albert Lea in the early 1940s....
All I can say is, you have your way, and everybody else has a different way.
The "need' to be undefeated was not so urgent as now when Tyson was coming up. Tyson had looked at films and been schooled in boxing history. His...
Good point! But I think the Patterson that stopped Ingo in the 1960 rematch would be competitive with Marciano. He was motivated and at 25 years...
