I was sad to see this fight made. I feel bad for Morales, actually. I believe he will be knocked out in this fight, which should never have been...
I think Marciano was faster and busier and actually had better defense. Hence I think he outworks Tua and wins a decision if he doesn't break him...
I am working on In the Ring With Tommy Burns. I have confirmed that Burns-Squires III was successfully filmed and exhibited in Australia. Does a...
He wasn't the first to claim after losing a fight that he was doped. When Bob Fitzsimmons began claiming that he was doped after the first...
I have not seen any proof for the Lawlor bout/exhibition/fight. If Jeff did a short or friendly exhibition and then fought Finnegan the next day,...
Yes, Jeff recognized that Peter was a mere shell of himself. What was impressive, though, was how quickly he took out a formerly great fighter...
Again, my book quotes what Jeff said at the time, as well as what newspapers said at the time. I also use Jeff's autobio written in 1910, as well...
Back then, they weren't so much caught up in what a fight was called. It was an actual fight. It was scheduled for 10 rounds. Jeff had a 25-round...
Yes, I do mention Jack Scales. Jeff did exhibition sparring with him. Just remember, fighters have a way of embellishing or forgetting many...
All I am seeing on this first link is Bob Fitzsimmons' record. It is from 1897. This has nothing to do with Jeffries. As for some of the others,...
Problem for Corbett, with being a stiffer puncher as he got older, is that hitting hard also makes one tire faster, and it also causes one to be...
From In the Ring With James J. Jeffries, page 512: In late April or early May 1902 at Wood’s Gymnasium in New York, Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim...
An excellent post and thread. Yes, size is overrated. It is a factor, but not the only factor. In fact, lots of old-time fighters believed that...
