No, he was 18 not 17. I was up all night working on something, so I'm not awake yet. I made the correction.
Everything is just opinions, and I know that but in my opinion Frazier would have beaten every opponent that Rocky fought (most experts agree...
Tony Canzoneri was only 18 in 1927. Marvin Sonsona was 19
Yes I have been Blessed in that way. I have met Champions from Dempsey all the way up to the Klitschko's. I remember back in the early 1980's...
If they fought in Frazier's time do you really think they would be rated that high? I will say that Rocky did fight almost everyone that was rated...
This can also be misleading as well. The Hall of Famers that Rocky beat weren't in their prime years. Frazier would have beaten all of them as...
I couldn't have put it better. I knew Walcott very well, and there is no one on this site that is a bigger fan then I BUT to say he had better...
That also comes into play and that is why I still rate Rocky in my top 10. Almost all the historians agree with that, BUT some people just take...
Conn was an excellent Champion BUT he did loss to Young Corbett III, Solly Krieger beat him decisively and Teddy Yarosz. Conn is most likely the...
Very good and that was my thoughts too. I was told this by Keene himself, plus several boxing people that were there that day, BUT it could have...
Burt, you could say the same thing about Louis. He never ever faced anyone near Ali's ability and speed, where as Ali did box, and beat some...
Satterfield's highest rating was #2, BUT I think that was in the Light Heavyweight division. I will check it out when I get a chance. He was 1st...
I can not see how the Louis that beat Baer beating Ali. Ali wouldn't stand toe to toe with Louis, he would have used his legs, speed, jab and...
I met Jimmy Bivins back in 1999, when we put up a monument of Joe Louis in Pompton Lakes, NJ. I was on the committee with Lou Duva and I was the...
I have Ali and Louis 1 and 2. I have gone over many things, tapes, records, what people had a say. I decided to match up their opponents that they...
