Yes, it certainly is! No doubt he was a very, very good fighter. But it's just as ridiculous when people (not you!) claim, he would beat...
No, I don't agree with what dinovelvet said about Langford's stance. But that's not my point! My point is, that too many posters here seem to...
So now it's up to you to decide, what is the "truth", and what isn't? Wow, the level of arrogance... Also, there's a new poster, very busy in...
I can't explain that... but going from that to conclude, that he's lying about seeing these fighters, is a bit strong. I mean, you don't think...
Or he may simply not see things the way you do. It's called "difference of opinion".
So let me put it another way: Do you honestly believe, White Bomber has never seen any footage of Gans?
So because he doesn't agree with you, you conclude that he has never seen footage of Gans?
I think this is an excellent post! It doesn't hate on the old-timers, on the contrary they are praised for being trailblazers, who laid the...
Without a single loss? Hmm... I'm far from sure about this one, but my guess would be Pep, who was 18-0 for the year 1946, where he was champ the...
Ok, if you mean most fights/wins in a calendar year by a reigning world champ: Jack Dillon had 27 fights (23-1-3) in 1915, when reigning LH...
Give me the 4 years!
Nah, the old Ring Record Books also have 45 Greb fights in 1919.
Most fights by a world champion in a calendar year: Ted Kid Lewis 58 (1911) Most wins by a world champion in a calendar year: Ted Kid Lewis 51 (1911)
If we're talking long, drawn-out beatings, Vitali vs Briggs is the first that comes to mind.
On one of many vacation trips to Florida back in the 80s, I was lucky enough to attend a closed-circuit showing of this fight at the Miami...