How could you not like this fantastic (and entertaining) post? Thanks Klompton for doing the work.
I think we would have seen Liston on the losing end against both Quarry and Ellis in 1968-69. He had reached his expiration date. I'm glad his...
Nice find. Attn: Klompton2
Liston fought seven times in 1968 and four times in 1969. He fought a few fairly well-known, former and then-current contenders (Lincoln, Rischer,...
I did a telephone interview with Mel Greb in the 1990s. Greb was promoting fight cards at the Fremont HoteI the year Sonny moved to Vegas. I think...
This is very surprising to me, and I've done a fair amount of obsessive searching on the subject of Liston. I have a question: Where and to whom...
I don't find Galento the least bit endearing or funny. I don't think Max Baer or Lou Nova did, either. Guys who use their thumbs in the ring like...
You're joking, right?
Good find, Solomon.
Jerry Quarry at his best was very good indeed. He was great against bigger, hard punchers. Liston was hoping for a match with him in 1968-69. I...
I always thought Folley was a boring fighter, slow footed, overrated in his prime, but had a fair right hand. Amazing that he had so many...
He fought Chuck Wepner to pay off the money he lost betting on Foster against Quarry. He owed the money to his friend the famous Las Vegas sports...
Thanks, Pedro. I never heard this before. Dunphy was as good they get.
Boxing fans were buzzing over a rumor that Mac Foster had knocked out Liston in a 1969 sparring session. I don't think anyone ever confirmed the...
For a few years, 1960-63, Tiger terrorized the division. I don't think LaMotta was ever quite as good at middleweight as Tiger at his peak.
