"Kearns management harmed Dempsey" And also took a struggling journeyman and made him champion.
"You could say both beat mostly smaller men" I wouldn't. In fact, any such comparison is kind of silly. Off the weights given in the old...
"It is pretty much accepted that Monzon reigned over a weaker time of middleweights." Accepted by whom? It is your position to justify...
Leonard--Hagler lost to Leonard Duran--on my card and the official cards, Duran was ahead of Hagler after 13 rounds. Hagler needed a late rally...
I want to say I am not a Monzon fanboy. I rooted against him in every fight I saw him fight. Like Vitali Klitschko, his style just didn't appeal...
I am a bit confused with your argument here. You direct to top 50 rankings which in fact list two of Monzon's victims--Griffith and...
"a guy with his build shouldn't weight 188 1/2" Walls weighed 186 1/2 for the second Layne fight, one of his most impressive wins.
Walls weighed 188 1/2 for Barnett. Walls weighed 186 1/2 for his second fight with Layne, one of his biggest wins.
I went to the yearly rankings for Carnera--this seems to be the list if I'm correct-- Wins-- Sully Montgomery Paulino Uzcudun Jim Maloney Bud...
I think he gap in talent between the big men that Dempsey fought and Liston is so cavernous that the value to any comparison is almost nil. The...
I am just an outsider in this discussion, but why are Liston's early fights fair game, but no one should bring up Flynn or John Lester...
And I thought I would do wins over losses 1-----Joe Louis (47) 2-----Muhammad Ali (thirty-eight) 3-----Wladimir Klitschko (21) 4-----Jack Johnson...
Well, I went through the list to get the top victory totals and the top winning percentages. I came up with this-- Total Victories: 1-----Joe...
"Genuinely killed my love of boxing research" Well, I hope it comes back as this is very interesting reading. Does take a mountain of work,...
Yes, because of his long reign and dominance. And because of his age, it should be as soon as he wants within reason.
