So many quotable scenes. Love Monty Python.
Yep! That fight was actually my introduction to Henry Hank. Pure TV fighter that guy was.
Good summation. How do you view Hank's relative poor power, compared to the incredible torque he gets on his shots? It seems we should call him...
Big Monty Python fan, but never heard of that one. I always think of WW 2 fighter pilots, but this is a bit of a different take on it.
Gene "Ace" Armstrong W10 Henry Hank First of all, I publicly lament the dearth of people nicknamed "Ace" these days. What a fantastic moniker,...
It's called "Writers' Fighters and other Sweet Scientists" by John Schulian. Brilliant. Saw it available on Amazon, I highly recommend it.
I thought "Cinderella Man" by Jeremy Schaap was superb, as was "Four Kings" by someone whose name now escapes me. I think it's now long out of...
I have written here that the Escalera-Everett decision was the single worst I have ever seen in the now 39 years I have been watching boxing. I...
Drake Thadzi W12 James Toney Here we see a James Toney supposedly intent on regaining his old firm for a rematch with Roy Jones, but he doesn't...
One is a full-fledged welter that even fought at middleweight. One is a natural lightweight that moved up to 140. Can't imagine the fight even...
My favorite ring walk? The one where the guy walks to the ****ing ring so he can get on with the fight, rather than pretend he's a circus bear.
Yeah, he gave Parker pause a couple times there in the third and had him back away some, he did earn that round. He just couldn't keep him off.
Interesting to see Love was so viable so recently before this fight. He had the look of a done-in fighter in this one, though of course you just...
Curtis Parker KO 9 David Love This was Parker's big unveiling to the American public, coming into this bout at 15-0 with 13 KO's. Pacheco, often...
Jofre. Saldivar is high on the list too. Both higher than Ali.
