Of course he does. He employed the perfect style to nullify all of Liston's strengths. History has shown that a fleet footed fast boxer with...
Anyone can beat anyone if one guy is in shape and motivated and the other is disinterested, lackadaisical, and not in proper condition. Tyson...
Sullivan - Ryan I in 1882 was bareknuckle. That fight legitimized Sullivan as the true champion in the general public's eye, because it was an LPR...
No, the term knockout existed well before then, and was part of the common boxing vernacular. On January 3, 1881, back in Boston, Sullivan took...
Let's face it, Spinks had a punch, speed, skill, and footwork, and a pretty good chin, and Foster had some chin issues when he met solid punchers....
I would say Sullivan should be considered gloved champion since 1880, but no later than 1883 when he stopped then English champion Charley...
Sullivan fought at least seven more times in 1882, all with gloves under Queensberry rules. Most attempted to earn money (ranging from $100 up to...
John L. Sullivan is a pivotal figure in the sport of boxing because he was so special that he made gloved Queensberry rules boxing, the type of...
Sorry if I was snippy. Yes, his fights were real championship fights from our historical perspective, but were called exhibitions and of a limited...
If you read my book, you will better understand that gloved boxing was a new thing, and not considered a real fight. That is how fighters got...
That is a myth and I am not sure how it got started. My book never said that or even suggested it. The McCaffery bout was just another Sullivan...
Essentially, Mace stopped fighting in the early 1870s. He had one fight in 1876 and one in 1877. Thereafter, he only engaged in friendly...
In a February 1890 bout promoted as being for the heavyweight championship of England, Mitchell defeated the ancient and inactive but famous...
I say Norton KOs Rahman.
Baer killed Frankie Campbell. Some blamed him for Ernie Schaaf's death, because he gave him a beating, but that is a myth, because Schaaf had...
