Cliches often have the ring of truth. Another cliche!! May the circle be unbroken.
The same type of story for Bobo Olson. He made a lot of money as middleweight champion and entrusted it to his manager Sid Flaherty who one way or...
Yes, double-check it and let me know. I'm pretty sure, but I'm not motivated enough to go over old ground. But I'm happy to have you do it!!
Billy Petrolle retired during the height of the Depression with over $200,000. He never invested in the stock market. He established an iron...
The mark of an intelligent man -- always be prepared.
My understanding is that McLarnin lost his portion of ring earnings through bad investments. He was not impoverished, but he had to go back to...
It wasn't so much what Frazier did. It was rather Ali's perception that most white boxing fans wanted to see Frazier defeat him not only because...
There's never been a fighter that retired too early, only those who retired too late.
Primo's advisers surrounded him with short men so he would appear to be even bigger than he was. There are photos showing him walking the streets...
Bobo Olson. Not sure what qualifies as an ATG on this thread, but I have recently come to appreciate him. Ike Williams, too, has recently come...
Likely she was part of the show!
I am sure that it happened in private many times.
Yes, I think "near- great" catches the essence of his talents quite nicely. Also terms like "near champion" or "uncrowned champion" or "master boxer."
I bounce back and forth on this one. Johnson was strong and knew how to in-fight by holding and using his uppercut, but we've never seen him...
By anyone who was still living in the past 20 years?
