It's simple. The contract had a return bout clause. Liston had to defend against Floyd or he would have been taken to court. Patterson was eager...
Foreman's story isn't over yet. And neither is Roy Jones'. Dementia can crop up later in life.
I don't know what you'd call what Foreman did to Frazier, but certainly a major part of it was out-boxing him, IMO. It was smart boxing that put...
Yes, I mostly brought up the lack of real heavyweights to show how weak the division was during Dempsey's reign, making it particularly difficult...
Point taken, but the quality of those listed and the timing of their career peaks with respect to Gibbons career is debatable
Bloomfield, Norfolk, and Carpentier may have fought heavyweights, but they weren't heavyweights themselves. They all fought under the...
I am guessing that ChrisJS is correct about the no-decisions. We need to remember that BoxRec is a collective labor of love by a large number of...
One good thing about being in the retirement age risk category is that not having to go to work for a living makes it a lot easier to shelter down...
I was trying to be funny with my answer. But seriously, Gibbons' resume as a leading heavyweight contender was pretty thin, but then so was...
He fought Dempsey.
This is off topic, but I shook hands with Joe Louis at Caesar's Palace and with Jack Dempsey at Dempsey's Broadway Restaurant in the early 1970s...
I think I favor Foreman, but not with too much confidence. Schmeling had trouble with Baer's size. Foreman would be a lot of weight for Max to...
I wish. He's right up there with Greb, Rosenbloom, Jenkins, Britton, Flowers, Joe Walcott, Bud Taylor, and Jack Blackburn on my list of fighters I...
Too often. I don't think it's the most productive use of my time, but I can't seem to help it.
Sorry, Seamus, you're no help here with this posting. Let Adam do his thing!!
