Yes, O'Brien was the king and father of them all.
Runners: Pastrano against Johnson, Ray Anderson against Foster, Elmer Rush against Liston, Gene Fullmer against Richard Tiger 2, Del Flanagan,...
Kid McCoy came before those mentioned above. I wouldn't be surprised to learn from specialists in the bare-knuckle era that there may have been...
Nice fight for Pinklon. He'd win easily and make good money while doing it.
To my eye, Charles became a lot slower as he aged, including both of the Marciano fights.
Ironic that instead of taking on Wills, whom Dempsey would likely have defeated, he took on Tunney who he couldn't defeat. But, as he later...
It had nothing to do with physical fear. Dempsey was afraid of losing his status. He had been a hobo and dirt poor for most of his young life and...
So Wills was supposed to jeopardize his standing as Dempsey's most dangerous foe by sparring with Dempsey for nothing? This is so weak that it is...
I thought it was center, but I just watched the clip on youtube and you are right. Has anybody else ever won an all-star MVP base on his defensive...
I was there too. Dave Parker's throw from centerfield!
Eddie Cotton
Was the club where the picture was hanging in NY? That would indicate Singer more than, say, Barney Ross, who though born in NY, moved away with...
Kinda looks like Al Singer to me. But I wouldn't bet anything more than a plug nickel on it.
Nice to have someone looking at who was a serious contender around this time rather than just throwing out a bunch of names.
I know this thread is not about Basilio, but your listing of him first in this context is too much of a temptation for me not to respond. I'm not...
