I wouldn't call Lyle articulate. Usually people who are articulate don't say "You know what I mean?" after every sentence or paragraph. Lyle had...
This is somewhat off the (tired) subject but . . . It was often said by people who knew Liston that he was terrified of hypodermic needles, and...
Even as an 11-year-old kid I knew he was a boring fighter. Championship boxing should have entertainment value. He had none of that. His style was...
New Jersey, dubbed the Garden State (where I grew up) is quite beautiful but the bigger cities -- Newark, Bayonne, Elizabeth, Jersey City,...
Floyd would stand an excellent chance against any man under 200 pounds including 1955-56 Marciano. I'd also include Dempsey, Tunney, Schmeling,...
I would have paid to see Earl Walls fight Rocky. I'd have liked his chances.
Until his path crossed Clay's, Liston was considered unbeatable. He would probably have remained champ until 1966-67 if Clay/Ali hadn't come...
Ron Lyle was not stupid. He was a pretty intelligent guy, albeit one with more than his share of ex-con suspicion and volatility. I had the...
His family's story is extremely tragic. I've always wondered about that. Is George a good man?
Machen didn't run. Watch the film.
Tunney married Polly Lauder in 1928. She was heiress to a portion of the Andrew Carnegie/U.S. Steel fortune. No doubt she wanted him to retire.
Gene Tunney retired in 1928 claiming that the public lacked interest in seeing him fight any of the contenders at that time. He said several years...
I say put him in with Butterbean, 4 rounds.
It's true that Williams was never the elite heavy some people thought he was. But he was a scary opponent that nobody was eager to fight. The 1959...
I do remember from 65 years ago -- Jeez how that sounds -- Liston complaining that nobody else would fight Williams but he was expected to do so.
