"a simple yes or no would have sufficed" Okay. No.
"the hindsight of the matter means nothing to me" It does to me. Why should we trash Louis on the basis of not fighting a guy who was not the...
"people were, and that is the issue" This on Simon deserving the 1942 title fight. Curiously, could you tell me which post this was and I'll...
"why fight Simon for nothing?" Frankly, because Simon wasn't that much of a threat. Do you expect a champion to put his title on the line for...
"None of those men were itching to get into the ring with him." You said they ducked him. All did in fact get into the ring with him....
So what exactly is the point? Louis didn't have to fight anyone at all in early 1942. He did so out of patriotism and donated his purse to...
"being ranked #2 in the world with an 18 fight winning streak and wins over several named men isn't exactly what I'd call as still being "on the...
Okay, but you're obsessing on Simon fighting in a charity event in which Louis fought for nothing. As I posted earlier, I don't think the...
What is missing here is any reason for Jacobs to sidetrack Franklin. Louis had been champion for several years and had pretty much beaten all the...
"some" don't matter. Would he have been viewed by the general public as a formidable opponent for Louis just off a KO of Simon, who, as you...
"Winning 50 straight fights with 44 KO's was unheard of in those days" It sure was, because top men were expected to fight other top men, not pad...
Here's the 1947 Ring Magazine yearly rankings Champion---Joe Louis 1----Jersey Joe Walcott 2----Elmer Ray* 3----Lee Q. Murray* 4----Pat...
"manager with any savvy" Jacobs was the guy who ran boxing and had Louis under contract. I think if Jacobs said Franklin fights Pastor before he...
"Franklin shouldn't have had to fight Pastor." Conn had to fight Pastor before getting a shot at Louis. Nova had to come through Max Baer....
"Wlad" Okay, This is the list of men Wlad has defended his various titles against. It is a rather impressive and long list. Derreck Jefferson,...
