Did he beat Fulton and Firpo? Wills beat fellows Greb didn't also, Which common opponent did Greb do better against? Not Norfolk for...
"why hwt title fights were not held overseas" There was more money to be made in the US and the champion would fight under American rules,...
"Such BS" You mean my saying you were totally correct. I don't really understand what your complaint is.
"It depends who else is around at the time." And who was around who was doing better than Wills? I will give you Greb if you want,...
Perry. I think you are totally correct about the United States. I think the powers that be would have squashed a Dempsey-Wills fight before it...
What the film shows is that Firpo was able to tie up Wills after he was knocked down. He was not able to tie up Dempsey in 1923. This could be...
The rules were pretty lax. Look what was allowed in the Dempsey fights with Willard and Firpo.
"Williams fought Liston twice" Good point for Williams. "there are a lot of years there where he's not clearly proving himself the best around"...
there isn't much film of this fight, but what there is certainly shows both fighters throwing punches with mean intent. I think it valid to...
"Cleveland Williams" "contenders were avoiding him" "dismissed out of hand." I don't think it should be dismissed out of hand. But I think...
Have to leave for today--back tomorrow or Saturday.
"I've asked for some concrete proof that they avoided Wills," What would that be? You expect them to announce in the press that they wouldn't...
Well, who did Williams beat who is rated historically as high as Langford or McVea? "It's not as if this guy was putting on scintillating and...
Dempsey1234 "which one was sensational and who was mediocre" One of them was knocked down and knocked out of the ring, and seems to have been...
Sure Wills' comment on Firpo is over the top. And it indeed might actually be a comment coming from his manager. "Wills changed his mind" He...
