In 1976 I was driving a taxi in San Francisco when I picked up a guy who was raving about a new film he'd just seen called "Rocky". He said...
Yes, he was approximately of their caliber.
He was a better puncher than Foreman or Shavers. His punches were sharper and faster and more accurate. Not as heavy but just as deadly and more...
I wouldn't bet a nickel on him.
Reason tells me that in 1967 through 1969 there were enough people curious to see Sonny Liston fight that a promoter could put together a low-cost...
I cannot fathom Sonny Liston working as a "boxing announcer".
I wonder what happened to the robes that great fighters wore in the ring. For example, the elegant robe Muhammad Ali wore in Zaire for the Foreman...
I find Klompton's arguments to be compelling. For me it's as if a light switch has been turned on. If you consider how Liston's future must have...
Bob Foster, a late substitute for Zora Folley in only his 10th pro fight, gave a good showing against the more experienced Doug Jones in a...
Rodriguez was an artist in the ring. Tiger was a formidable champion. Dick would be favored but Luis was so tricky, so great at slipping punches,...
Griffith was strong for a welterweight but I doubt he was strong enough for Fullmer. Also, I wonder if Griffith would fight Fullmer since it would...
I have concluded based on Klompton's posts that speculation about a Liston vs Lyle bout is not only moot but also unrealistic. The 1966-69 version...
He had probably reached the turning point where he's used as a trial horse for up-and-comers.
He got Alzheimer's Disease or whatever it's called when it's caused by blows to the head.
He needed the money to pay off a gambling debt. This is well known. He had lost the money betting on Foster over Quarry. Instead, Quarry knoocked...
