A little over 20 years I guess, maybe 25.
Ive often wondered about this as well. I dont think the camera is folding space in that photo because despite Sharkey's right foot being out in...
Al Jones was a good fighter. He was a 6' 6" southpaw who was a boxer/puncher. He liked to kind of take control of ring center, stay there but then...
Its asinine to suggest Quarry, fighting in the deepest HW division in history was coddled but Jimmy Bivins fighting in the weakened WW2 HW...
Facts? I posted clear facts. You didnt have to be even close to a world beater to beat a guy like Bivins. Period. Its nothing but revisionism to...
Lol, yeah Im scared of the reply from a guy I know for a fact hasnt seen anywhere near the amount of footage on ANY of these guys or read as much...
Great book. One of the best boxing bios.
Where did I ever say Langford didnt deserve a title shot? You are comparing apples and oranges. And yes, during the period you mention Langford...
The Slattery book isnt bad. I think you might like it. He lets you know how good Slattery could have been, how talented he was, without glossing...
Langford began showing up out of shape long before he would have had any expectation of not getting a shot. That may have been his excuse but at...
Fitz would have to basically get lucky and stop him to win. Id hate to gamble on the odds of that happening against someone as slippery, durable,...
Wasnt Toney in his prime when he won a robbery over Tiberi? Didnt Tiberi beat (unofficially) with volume punching, activity, aggression, and...
I agree 100%. He was great. But thats not what Im saying. Im saying he was very well known for showing up to fights not just out of shape but...
Langford was a good time charlie. Thats why he ballooned up. He loved cigars, food, booze, whores, gambling, and generally living life to the...
