True and reasonable. But, it is also true that Marciano never reached the heights of acceptance, respect, or status during his lifetime that...
McGrain and Klompton2 I think the arguments you make are mainly valid, but are only half the story. 1--Cerdan spent most of his career at...
Well, Carpentier has a rather obviously inflated reputation. Cerdan in contrast is not nearly that clear. His statistical record is awesome with...
George Foreman is difficult to rate. My take was he had two careers, one rather good but failing ultimately to reach top level because of losses...
Why not start a firestorm. Sugar Ray Robinson at middleweight. I rate SRR the greatest p4p and at welter, but his record at middle is really...
You are unfair to Cerdan, I think, but right on with Carpentier. One of the more overrated fighters.
"Jeffries is going to fight different than usual" Why isn't the Ruhlin fight usual for Jeffries? That is how I would expect him to fight. I...
Well, did Willard not lose to Bearcat McMahon and Gunboat Smith and did they not weigh 175 and 180. What is the issue. Jeff did not lose to men...
Tony DeMarco impressed me as a wide-open slugger. A pretty crude take two to land one and to hell with defense type. Fullmer certainly comes to...
Galindez was built like a brick outhouse and so didn't look like the polished type, but I recall him as being a fairly decent boxer. I wouldn't...
I have always felt that the statistical measure of a puncher is his KO's versus his total fights. A guy losing decisions doesn't make him a...
Thanks for posting this. I actually wasn't aware of this evidence (if I had ever read the thread, I had forgotten it), but was just asking...
The best guess is a temp about 80 F and possibly up a couple of degrees, and humidity about 65%. This might seem very hot and humid to...
Okay. But they could have taken their coats off when it got hot. That is what I do. I live in a very hot town. Actually hotter during the...
But by your standards Willard didn't handle quite a few men who were not real heavyweights. Dempsey at 187 slaughtered him. Smith at 180 and...
