Perfect pick in the sense that he appeared to be past it or nearly so, was badly slurring his words, and his own trainer quit him in protest,...
Knock it off. The middleweight Camacho couldn't knock out any top ten type fighters, let alone an ATG fighter. He was no puncher. Leonard was...
People love to hate on lawyers, and yet, when they need help, who do they call? Seems strange indeed.
Yup. And that should tell you something about how full of it boxing people can be.
The biggest bullshitters I have ever met are folks in the boxing industry. A lot of these guys will say or claim almost anything.
These are cute and interesting yarns written decades later, but not true, just fanciful stories. If Ketchel had tried to KO Jeff right before the...
After Ketchel picked Johnson to win; when he came to visit Jeff's training camp and watch him train, he was asked to leave, and he did. Johnson...
Hogwash to both.
Moore was in part being sour grapes like Langford was, to some degree. Plus, I'd like to have a nickel for every time a fighter says the best or...
Because Jeff was viewed as invincible, had never lost, was never decked, had been training for the fight for nearly 2 years, was very convincing...
Yup. Both Langford and Jeannette picked Jeff. But that does not mean it wasn't their genuine opinion. A lot of whites and blacks had that opinion....
Well, he sure didn't mind blasting white guys out of there quickly.
Actually, before the 1910 Johnson-Jeffries fight, Langford picked Jeff to win. Sam said he thought he could beat Johnson, but would have no chance...
Langford himself said he had no chance against Jeffries. I actually think this is a good style matchup for Jeff, for Langford was not the...
Fight never happens. Dempsey's manager realizes that this is a horrid style matchup for him, because Johnson does everything to neutralize a great...
