The Turpin of the first Robinson fight defeats the LaMotta of the sixth Robinson fight. The best Turpin might have been able to defeat the best...
St. Nicholas Arena in NY, Marigold Garden in Chicago, Hollywood Legion in California. These were old-time venues which at one time or another...
The first fight was filmed and a full theatrical version survives. I have it on VHS, purchased from Tony Fosco years ago, but I have no way to...
I disagree. Smith from South Africa was very good. He obviously was well-schooled and had a natural aptitude for boxing.
You've really asked two questions here: 1) What would have happened had Les Darcy lived and continued fighting after he came to the US, or put...
He was in the business to make money. He would have been the champion after all, and the Liston fight would have made him a lot. He would have...
Exactly.
No he forgot it. Are you suggesting that if he hadn't, he could have used it to cane Marciano? If that's what you are saying, I agree...
I absolutely agree when it comes to comparing fighters from different eras and/or weight classes.
Driscoll was great for his era, but it was a different time. On the film I have seen of him, he's very clever but he isn't real aggressive and he...
I think the British boxing authorities wanted to have a say in who became world champion after Joe Louis retired so they had their own elimination...
No way.
Quite so!
Ewart Potgieter, 7' 2" weighed 351 lbs. for his fight against Dave Roy in 1957. Had a 94" reach according to BoxRec.Lost 2 fights in a 14-bout...
Not sure what you mean by "a real natural in all but mentality?" Do you mean that he was not groomed from an early age to be a fighter and came in...
