My opinion: somewhere between all-time good and all-time very good. Quite a ways to go before all-time great. Like a lot of good fighters, he...
Nice quiz. I only got 4 of 'em. I was out of town over Christmas, so I couldn't participate.
I think everybody makes good points on this thread. I would add that I think Archie might have taken Patterson too lightly. I am among the people...
I You asked my opinion and I gave it. I gave up a long time ago trying to convince those of us, like you and me, whose minds cannot be changed. I...
Too often Don is remembered for his losses to Jimmy Slade and Randy Turpin as a light-heavy, for his pudgy physique as a heavyweight, and for his...
He was a regional hero rated nationally. Those are the most fun guys to research if you come from the same area.
I've never been convinced that Greb really put much effort into pursuing Dempsey. I like McVey's point about Harry not fighting Wills, Firpo, etc....
Don Cockell
I'm confused about whether your suggesting that Holmes' resume was crap or that his resume was good? Your opening comment is ambiguous to me.
... Ten ... and OUT!?
I look forward to meeting you as well as seeing the fight!
Your explanation makes me wish I could be there too! Britton is right up there with Greb, Rosenbloom, Jenkins, the original Joe Walcott, and a few...
Max Baer because he often displayed such a jolly personality. He had some ability as an actor, and I think he would try to do justice to playing...
Jock Malone v. Maxie Rosenbloom, Nov. 15, 1927, St. Paul. The last great performance by Malone and one of the last important fights in the Golden...
Remember, Cus had Patterson from the very beginning in 1949 right after after he left Wiltwyck School, a reform school for "emotionally disturbed...
