I agree. Problem is Giardello was really better in the '50s than he was in the '60s. I think Giardello '55 to '60 takes Sugar Ray.
You guys who don't like this fight are all nuts. I'm too upset to go into it.
I GUESS I DID. I'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IT. HOW COME ITS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF BEST FIGHTS OF THE THIRTIES?
I don't see favoring Chocolate over Canzoneri, Berg, and Ross. He was classy looking, but he failed in the two biggest tests of his career . True,...
You're kidding, of course. How hard is it to buy a belt these days?
Yes, the trade in "world" boxing championships today is just like the trade in professional wrestling championships. Really, there is scarcely a...
Why haven't you shown Louis v. Farr? Apart from Schmeling 1, that's Louis' toughest fight of the '30s. Farr damn near (but didn't) pulled off an...
You've bought into a story which is often told, but which isn't true. Here's something I wrote in a prior thread not too long ago which explains...
I think he is a very clever fighter, and I find that clever often can be exciting. I guess I've drunk his Koolade, and I'm always interested to...
I am sorry to take so long in answering. I therefore owe you as complete an answer as possible. Your research together with the contributions...
Ron has a special interest in Davey Day. He's carrying the torch for him, and bravo for that. It is good to keep the names alive of some of the...
That is not obvious to me. He was a junior welterweight champion. He had the best record in America of any British fighter until the modern era....
William, I think you should learn more about Jackie (Kid) Berg.
Only in the first and last rounds. Maybe one other, but I don't recall that. He won several rounds and was very competitive. The outcome of the...
