"how many people in India, China, Japan, Russia, Mexico, etc." The same question could be asked of the Burns and Jeffries fights with Johnson....
Really well-done and not only informative, but entertaining. Good job.
"everyone agrees that the Louis Marciano faced was in decline but rather disagrees on the degree of decay." This cuts to the core of the issue....
Since you asked 1886-1905------the bottom fifteen seems filled with non-heavyweights like McCoy & Root. What about Jake Kilrain & Bob Armstrong?...
Mendoza--hard to understand how Charles & Moore get into the pre-1946 era. They obviously belong in the 1946-1965 era. I think Walcott does...
I think Harold Johnson, with wins over Charles, Moore, Valdes, and Machen, should be in the top ten of the fifties. He certainly should rate...
Back to height. Napoleon was probably the best known man in the world in his day. When I read about him when I was a little shaver, his height...
on Jeff's height, The strongest source I have seen is box rec with this quote-- "Jeffries was examined by Dr. D. A. Sargent at Harvard...
I dispute McVey quite often, especially on film versus eye witnesses, but I think he was correct on Jeffries being only 6' tall. Not only are...
"The first true athlete" Oh my. What is your definition of an athlete?
Roy Harris has been mentioned in comparison to Roland LaStarza. I tend to agree that he was better or at least had a better career. All his...
The 20's versus the 50's intrigued me, so I looked at the weights of fighters who actually fought for the heavyweight championship in those two...
Very interesting discussion One thing. It is not just boxing, but everything else. Athletes have become gigantic compared to decades ago. I...
"Take the hair shirt off O. F." I prefer a dominatrix in high heels, leather, and a whip. A hair shirt is so old world.
I posted "fair enough" Isn't that fair enough? I guess I am not supposed to give any of my takes on arguments made. Everyone is free to point...
