I think boxing can attract kids who are insecure. Reading his biography, I don't think Patterson was ever overly confident as a young man. He was...
At his best Jackson was a motorized windmill punching machine. Almost nothing could stop him. He just kept throwing punches and he could take them...
A young Pastrano wasn't able to beat an old Archie even though Willie was running for his life. Pender wasn't as strong, clever or as fast a...
It would be a very careful, strategic fight, like Moore's contests against Jack Chase, Eddie Booker, Lloyd Marshall, Bert Lytell, and Harold...
Leverage, upper-body strength, steroids.
I guess I find the way you state the case confusing. Maybe nobody else does?! Carry on!
I like your sentiment, but I don't quite understand your approach when you say "(j)ust a pug called welter champ at 1 time by someone." By...
Mistakes will happen, but that sounds like it must have been a lulu! Priorities, priorities, priorities. That sure let her know what she was...
You are looking at Holmes' legacy through the lense of today's boxing politics. At the time, he was generally recognized as the lineal champion....
No mismatches among those fights?
Just sift through the early record of any highly regarded heavyweight when his manager was building him up and you'll likely find several fights...
Mark, are you serious? "Opposition bums and over-the-hill fighters?" Now, really. Shame on you.
Don lost to Slade, as you know. As a light-heavy, he wouldn't have defeated Moore, Maxim, Johnson, Murphy (prior to 1953), or Matthews. I doubt...
He took a good punch, but just as importantly he was a defensive craftsman. He didn't allow himself to be hit squarely or with an opponent's full...
I'm not a fan of Mils Lane. He butt his nose into the fighters' business too often for my taste. He had too much of an ego, and it showed.
