Pastrano was unathletic??? I just watchd the Harold Johnson fight, and, frankly, I can't really relate to anyone who thinks Pastrano wasn't...
By championship standards, he was pretty mediocre.
Interesting thread. One thing though, these were different situations. Walcott might have been overlooked, but time proved him a formidable...
Good point, but "villains" draw well also with folks coming out hoping to see them lose. *But the whole issue might be less Schmeling's...
Schmeling bleeding heavily was not noticeable on the film. What is the source for that?
Boxrec has a couple of newspaper stories which speak to the ratings of Valdes and Charles in 1954. I don't know how to bring them over but I'll...
on Schmeling--the Daniels and Hamas losses were six years apart, practically Sharkey's whole top level career. Sharkey lost to Risko and drew...
Problem is that his win over Schmeling seems undeserved. How good was Carnera? who flattened him in a return. Draws with Heeney and...
"The NBA was the major sanctioning body when Marciano fought Charles." It would not have been recognized as a championship fight in New York...
The Ring Magazine was highly influential in shaping public opinion, and public opinion ultimately weighs heavily on who fights who in boxing. If...
Whatever Nevada does today, the New York State Athletic Commission did name champions and did vacate championships. How did Joe Frazier...
"The NBA was boxing's ruling body at the time." "I don't know why you are arguing this." Because I think you are totally rewriting history....
I kind of thought so, as I don't remember seeing it much on newsstands, if at all. In contrast, The Ring was available even in small town...
"It had no authority then. It has no authority now." Like the NBA. The NYSAC is the body with "power" as you put it, as this is actually...
Here's Johnson's opponents top yearly Ring ratings-- Champion--Ezzard Charles #1 contender--Jimmy Bivins, Nino Valdes, Archie Moore, Eddie...
