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Leonard was a true welterweight and Armstrong wasn't. The Ali-style of boxing was largely unknown and might not have been acceptable to the fans...
In my lifetime, I was more surprised by Foreman's kayo of Moorer than any other fight. Back in the day when men were men, no 45-year old was going...
I suggest you throw Yaqui Lopes into the mix. If Archie fought these guys multiple times like he did with guys in the '40s, he would probably...
Lauro Salas had no business defeating Jimmy Carter in 1952 to win the lightweight championship, but he did!
Check out the Pat McMurtry v. George Chuvalo kinescope.
Absolutely not. The Louis-Conn fight was the first outdoor feature of the year during the summer of 1941. The six fights prior to it were just...
I backed it up with my thoughts about the issue. If that's not enough for you then I can be of no help with your dilemma.
I've posted my ideas previously. Do you have trouble with your comprehension?
I have absolutely no interest in tallying NC fights from any period. I agree that the films we have from the 1920s are usually highlight films...
He never would have pulled his head out of his rear end and re-grouped to enjoy the re-vitalized career that he did.
The same facts can lead to different conclusions. My main point which neither you nor Levook have picked up on is the one suggestion that 1950's...
Actually, the fact (if that's what it is) that there were more "No Contests" back then might lead to the conclusion that fans expectations were...
The best comparison I know of is to compare modern-era fights to the many kinescopes of fights from the 1950s and '60s, not that I would have any...
