Great read. Ken sounds chipper as a parrot! He was a tremendous talker/charmer by all accounts....
After reading accounts of Lloyd vs LaMotta & Lloyd vs Overlin in total domination, who's to say there was ever a better middle? I left out...
After reading accounts of Lloyd vs LaMotta & Lloyd vs Overlin in total domination, who's to say there was ever a better middle?
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wXcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5262,3542349&dq=gorilla-jones&hl=en great read!
Surprised nobody's mentioned Anton Raddick giving Marcel life and death. Recall Ring Mag dream fights, early 90s, Cerdan vs Burley with one of...
Do me a fav and don't assume they Burley/Abrams draw was a draw. Burley clearly won, gave up poundage, and got a draw!
I could never make up my mind who was the greatest armature Lt heavyweight i ever saw, this guy or Leon Spinks.
Local paps need combing through, i'm very not new at this.
Further investigation would require combing through all Detroit paps and a check of The Ring Magazine.
Reeves Kayoed By La Motta In Sixth; 'Bookies' Profit As Jim Loses The Pittsburgh Courier (1911-1950) (City Edition). Pittsburgh, Pa.: Mar 27,...
Born that way, I dunno.
If your a fan of Ben you must read Cornermen by Ronald Fried as it devotes a chapter to his trainer Manny Seaman. For fans of Ben, this book is a...
Taking a fight from Ted Kid Lewis and two from Jack Britton is freekin amazing!
He loved to use big fancy impressive words. Being plain spoken would never do. Grew up in an era when Irish Catholic's in N.Y.C. were looked upon...
