"It is abundantly obvious that Wills was an exceptional fighter." I second this. Wills might not have been as good as Dempsey, but...
I'll take your word that he saw well enough to see a fight in 1935. So what quote do you have from Langford on Louis compared to Dempsey? If...
"He fouled out against Sharkey to save himself from further punishment." Wills said this? Anyone else saying it is just imposing motives where...
"he was content as top contender as he made a good living without being champion." In all fairness, he was seeking a fight with Dempsey,...
Your argument here is with the guys who did the ranking, which seems to have been Rickard, with Fleischer helping. But here is the 1924...
When did Wills cherry-pick? He agreed to fight anyone Rickard chose in 1924 and Rickard chose Firpo. Weinert was actually rated only behind...
unforgiven "A disservice to Sam Langford" Your criticisms here are fair. I perhaps took my case way too far. But it is valid to point out this...
I would like to say that while I said that I didn't think Dempsey looked a world beater on film, neither do most of the others a lot of the time....
dempsey1234 "My point was not to show anything about Dempsey but to illustrate that maybe Wills' intestinal fortitude was lacking." And for me...
Look the reporter in 1914 is of the opinion that Wills "could have gotten up" although the story says that his corner men carried him to his...
Two things--first, if you make the big assumption that he could see well enough to see a boxing match--rather than just shadows--do you have a...
Both Wikipedia and box rec describe him as blind in the 1920's here is box rec on his later career "Langford would fight on the inside so he...
