This didnt happen. In fact it was Papke who complained he was struck pn the hamdshake of their first fight. Papke beat Ketchel fair and square. In...
Mccall. Shavers would jump out to an early lead as McCall always started very very slow but Shavers would be tiring just as McCall is coming on...
I can play that game too: Who did Miske beat to get a title shot? Who did Brennan beat to get a title shot? Who did Carpentier beat to get a...
Yeah, he fought Dempsey right after a years layoff from a forced retirement because his health was so bad. He got a title shot by going 1-2-2 in...
I’ll say Norfolk deserved a shot more than some that got it. He kicked Miskes ass, prob would have beat Brennan, would have slaughtered Carp, and...
Norfolk beat Miske twice, one sided in fact. He also beat Smith. but if youd care to we can make the same assessment of all of Miskes opponents...
Norfolk beat Miske twice Jeanette Lee Anderson Battling Siki Bill Tate Jeff Clark Gunboat Smith Cowler Pelkey Its important to know that of the...
Godfrey was with Dempsey in camp for the Firpo fight at Saratoga Springs.
No that was a different contract. When Dempsey split with Kearns Kearns, in a last ditch effort to stab at Dempsey, tried to obligate him to fight...
Are you sure? Godfrey was with Dempsey in Montana until after the Gibbons fight by the time he made it back to the east coast he would have only...
In a order to one up Dempsey when he tried to split with Kearns Kearns signed Fempsey to fight Wills and Dempsey repudiated the contract. It had...
And Im saying he was at least as credible as half of Dempseys defenses so why shouldnt he be in the mix?
He never split with Rickard.
Roberts may have been wrong or Kearns may have been bragging like he often did but there is no way they paid sparring partners that much when you...
Well, the first contract had no date, no location, no purse, no nothing. It simply stated that of a promoter deemed credible by both parties could...
