Dempsey was a great fighter, and certainly if he was honestly KO'd by Flynn, it doesn't prove he wasn't a great fighter by any means. He...
Just stepping outside of the debate for a post, boxing seems to be the only sport where this sort of argument is made, at least of any sport...
mr. magoo I think the original title of the thread is invidious. I don't think Louis' defenders are all that defensive, but if you put out...
Two errors are being made by the Louis critics. One--they just aren't paying attention to the time line. A good example is the debate about...
Burt, off posts 213 and 214 above Dempsey was able to borrow money from Auerbach from 1916 on. He eventually paid Auerbach back over $6000. That...
Another difference is that Don C was a world class fighter.
I found the long thread about the Flynn fight and bumped it if anyone wants to go all through it again. "Green" "Giardello" These things...
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Who has ever said it was a great feat. It is probably Marciano's worst performance on film, but it is still a one-sided fight ending with...
"he wasn't knocked cold" The ringside reports say he was, and came to in his corner and began trying to fight his seconds. Dempsey in his...
And Joe Dundee at 144 lbs. stopped Mickey Walker in 8, which Jack Sharkey and Paulino Uzcudun were unable to do, and Schmeling also was...
I do. He was stopped which was the original term used. "He claimed he wasn't in condition to fight." Boxers never fib about losses?...
Fair enough on Firpo, but except for the aging Wills and the aged Willard, Firpo didn't survive that many real punchers. Dempsey and Rodriguez...
I favor Charles, simply the better all-around fighter, and also somewhat bigger. Charles would have a ten pound weight pull.
Okay. Franklin had done enough to be a contender. No one is disputing that.
