I was referring to 1900, and I thought "never" made that pretty clear.
Patterson and Duran Patterson outgrew the middleweight division as a teenager. Duran was a great lightweight before outgrowing the division....
One thing I think is for certain. If Jeff had never fought Corbett, there would be plenty of criticism of him for not fighting Corbett who was...
What exactly do these points have to do with whether Chuvalo would beat Jeffries? Did Chuvalo defend his world title against all the best...
Well, when was the last time Fitz or Choynski actually fought as a middle. Ellis weighed 160 1/2 for Benton in October 1964. I saw Ellis fight...
Some points Foreman and Frazier--stopped Chuvalo in 3 & 4 rounds respectively. In contrast, Jeff going into the 15th with Johnson might be...
Well, which one of these men Jeffries fought as champion easily beat Jeffries? I saw Ellis on TV fighting at middle at 24 years old. Whatever,...
'blown up middleweights" You mean like Jimmy Ellis who easily defeated Chuvalo.
Jeffries--if legacy is your goal, fight Johnson and Hart, probably starting in 1904. Munroe did nothing for your legacy. Tunney--Your legacy is...
There's so few champions that the odds are really heavy against it. In other sports like baseball and football, there are a lot of father and son...
"You are adding to the artifact when coloring, yes or no?" It looks more realistic to me. "inherently dishonest" "in the hands of someone...
Great films. Really brings the past alive. What jumped out at me was how well dressed the men watching Dempsey hit the big bag were. All in...
You are using the punch stats, which are from the SF Call, and from a writer who almost certainly didn't see the fight, but credits an "expert"...
I want to point out that there is a big difference between being "in danger of losing the fight" which is certainly true for Jeff in this fight,...
Fair enough. You and DW score on quantity rather than quality of punches. But not everybody does, so where do we go with rehashing a fight which...
