I agree with this. When I responded to your post, I was trying to be conservative since I didn't want to spend the time to look it up. Thanks for...
Weigh-in at 1 p.m. on the day of the fight --- 147 pounds. If you make that weight, you can weigh anything you want when the fight begins.
I always felt that there was a manic quality to Chuvalo's way of speaking in interviews that was not natural and I often wondered whether this...
He didn't seem intact to me. His speech had already slowed down prior to the first Leon fight and he spoke less clearly, IMO.
Which is less painful cyanide, arsenic, or strychnine?
Some of the old-school fighters and old-time managers I've talked to or heard stories about from around here (Seattle) believed that the pro game...
Could it possibly be that he had enough money by then, felt himself slipping a bit, and valued his health too much to keep on fighting?
Frank (or Frankie) Carbo, not Bernie. Bernie Carbo was an outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. Actually Frankie was less involved in fixing fights,...
Thank you. I did a search on youtube (and google) and it didn't show, so I'll try looking for the interview.
Where did you hear Mitchum tell the story? I'd like to hear it too!
My best shot? Okay. I shall attempt to meet the challenge. If there is such a film, it would likely be a home movie or video taken by a friend or...
All from memory except Castilloux-Bratton. I did a lot of research on Chicago boxing in the 30s and 40s in writing the Hurley trilogy, and I...
Louis-Walcott 1 Petrolle-Battalino 2 Carlos Ortiz-Gale Kerwin Harry (Kid) Matthews-Murray Burnett 1 Dave Castilloux-Johnny Bratton Rubin Carter-...
Not my job to check!!
