You are both wrong. Greb started out weighing 138.
Oh please! Native Americans had a far higher standing in American society than blacks. That is indisputable. Nobody was going out and lynching...
HE is absolutely correct. Outside of Carpentier, and maybe even including Carpentier, Wills was a much bigger fight than Gibbons, Miske, Brennan,...
Look what Frazier did to Foster who was essentially a bigger, harder hitting Monzon. Nuff said.
Does anyone know if Carlos Monzon sparred with Oscar Bonavena? I think I found a film clip of them sparring but I want confirmation.
When Bert was publishing the Ring and its record books he was passing himself off as some old school reporter, which he wasnt, all the while the...
Thats me :)
Bert Sugar has less of an idea of how Greb fought than most moderately researched posters on this board. I doubt the man has ever cracked a...
Its possible that they were filmed but it has never been proven to my satisfaction. Cameras were present around the time Greb and Dempsey were...
I havent touched this thread because Im sure people get sick of me talking about Greb but here are my thoughts: In re to his skill: Greb could...
Clay Turner only sparred with Dempsey for a couple of fights at most. In fact the only fight I can recall off hand that he sparred with Dempsey...
I stand corrected
Does Don King refuse to manage or promote black fighters? Because as far as I can tell Dempsey never had a managerial contract or promotional...
Throughout his later career as a promoter and manager he was constantly looking for the next great white hope and as far as I can ascertain he...
Irregardless, it was still broadcast, at some point, by ABC, with Cosell doing live commentary, in its entirety.