Klompton2 "The only consistently tell a story if you cherry pick your figures, which you did." I don't have full access to boxrec, so I just...
Klompton2 I would like to ask you a question. In 1950 the AP had a poll for the greatest fighters of the first half century. I have read the Al...
"When Tunney fills out, Greb wasn't a match for him." Klompton2 makes the strong point that Greb was certainly going back by this time. On...
Klompton2 "I don't understand why it's so believable that Greb could fight at 165 or so, but the same can't apply to Tunney." Whatever, I think...
"Now that idea that Tunney outgrew Greb is silly because, making weight in the first few fights and could have easily rehydrated." Well, Tunney's...
Klompin2 You made so many points I'll answer them when I have time in separate posts, but I want to say I go with Greb in this one, but I do...
In fairness, "Mendoza why do you keep insisting Tunney suddenly grew into a heavyweight in 1925?" Is he saying suddenly, or is it a gradual...
In all fairness, as everyone is ganging up on poor Mendoza, there is this quote from Greb to George Barton after the 5th Tunney fight-- from...
Dubblechin post 75 "most people in the world never saw movies until well into the 20th century." Undoubtedly true, but it seems more might have...
Fair enough on Dempsey. While Wills didn't pursue a fight with Tunney--I have my doubts Tunney would have been interested if Wills said...
"Kevin Smith" Used to post on this board. And took the position that the Dempsey-Wills signing was a sham and that Dempsey had no...
"it happened in a mob town" There was a non-mob town in the USA? "wonder if big money went in on that round." The reports were that...
"The black press at the time felt Godfrey would win." You have done a study on the whole black press? How many papers were there? How many...
"Leibling's take on the fight." "pantomimed outrage" I just re-watched both the TV tape and the film (made from different angles) and Walcott...
McVey Stepping out of any debate for a moment, I really would like to know where this quote-- "I think he could have gotten up. I know I would...
