Barton was still alive when Fair made those comments. I dont know what his thoughts were though. Barton was a hell of an interesting character....
P.S. I just went through all of my newspapers for the Greb-Tunney fight which included all of the Twin Cities papers present. While it is clear...
Its been a while since I read Tunney's books so i dont know off hand what he did or didnt write. What I do know is that Tunney heavily embellished...
Greb had his bad eye removed just prior to the first Tunney-Dempsey fight and was ringside wearing an eye patch. His career was effectively over....
I would argue that their cincinnati fight was a win for Greb. Of the three Cincinnati papers 2 (the post and tribune) voted for Greb and one (the...
I would question how many fights of Carpentiers Schmeling saw. Given the limitations of media at the time it is not entirely impossible that I...
My take on the Siki fight is that it Siki didnt deserve a shot at the championship. He was a crude slugger who relied on durability, strength, and...
He beat Mayweather
We are just discussing the old timers. Its a lot more interesting than the modern era. Why should we stop if we still find issue to discuss/debate?
Having your respect and being a great fighter are, or should be, two different things. He fought Dempsey (I dont agree that he tore into him) but...
In a lot of ways yes I do think Dempsey was a media creation. I certainly think his cloak of invincibility and his current standing in the...
Yes and then he said he was misquoted and that he was actually kneed. Carpentier did have complaints about losing. Isnt saying that you were...
Bert is full of ****. Hes a bull**** artist, thats it. His schtick as a historian is so overplayed its ridiculous.
Wells didnt have to lie down, I think for most of his big fights he entered the ring horizontal. GreatA: He didnt claim to get hit low, in fact...
