Surprised no one mentioned Quarry-Bonavena. That fight was on tap a few times but something always prevented it. Liston wouldnt have fought...
He certainly didnt fear Ellis seeing as how he kicked his ass the first time around, if fear is the implication.
I think all of the above and the fact that for the most part African Americans were employed in the war industry here at home and as such could...
I explained why. Jack Hurley was afraid he would have to give up a percentage to Jacobs so he waited hoping to get more publicity grabbing wins...
On his best night Lyle was a handfull for anyone but I wouldnt favor him over Louis.
It would probably cost more than you would want to pay regardless of how exciting or boring it is. But its not a good fight. Interesting but more...
Charles 3 Walcott 1 Marciano 4 Patterson 2 Liston 2 Ali 5 in his first reign And so on. So Joe did just fine considering there were a hell of a...
Yes, I own it. Bivins fights like a poor mans Jimmy Young. Louis looks HUGE next to him.
There is a huge huge statistic that is entirely missed or ignored when discussing the rise of talented black fighters during world war 2: World...
Thats a myth also. He was German on both sides.
When Lem Franklin beat Abe Simon in October 1942 that was his coming out party. He got a number 2 rating by the NBA and his chances against Louis...
No Im saying rather than say “why didnt Louis make the fight” a better question is: “where was the offer by a promoter to stage Louis-Franklin.”...
But we arent talking about one or two losses here and there. Jesus christ you have the comprehension of labrador retriever. We are talking about a...
Franklin wasnt a more worthy guy than Musto when Louis fought him because Musto had Franklins scalp on his record at that point. It wasnt until...
Louis didnt need protecting from Franklin as evidenced by the fact that several men Louis beat beat Franklin. When you want to answer my question...
