He was very partial to "Nuts" during certain bouts.
I think that it just was not Franklins night there in Cleveland, it appeared that the night was being set up to crown Franklin as number one...
I am not critical of the thread, we all here on the forum debate who would beat who, how they would do it etc, i am merely not keen on the label...
Like Douglas and Leon Spinks it might have been for one night only, but damn what a night it was to have in their memory bank, to hear your name...
Lineal Heavyweight Champion to me says you are top dog, as a lifelong boxing fan that for me means i am not going to look at saying a winner is...
Indeed he did.
Joe Gans vs Battling Nelson deserves a mention, only 42 rounds though........ Gans of course "brought home the bacon"
I never suggested that Johnson did not want Louis to become champion. Louis was developed very well under Black, Roxborourgh and Blackburns...
Johnson had other reasons too, including being soundly rebuffed when he endeavoured to offer his services to train Louis.
BJS excellent boxer not so excellent human being.
The still fat face, who states he is not fighting until 2021 having now hitched up with new trainer Eddy Reynoso. If Ruiz was even in the shape...
Walcott was buried in a unmarked grave for 20 yrs until his resting place discovered by a boxing fan who raised money for a simple but permanent...
I hope the opponent does at least get Furys adrenalin pumping a little bit, as Fury in my opinion needs the big stage to give his all, anyone too...
Absolutely agree poor money management played big part in a lot of boxers financial issues, a lot were good at the fighting but good at the...
Indeed but as history of our sport shows lot of fighters of old had 100+ fights and many were still were penniless at the end.
