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Yeah, Jones was as tough and durable as nails. He was one of those interesting guys who fought with his hands low and would slip and roll with...
Jack Hurley, whether wearing his matchmaking hat or his managing hat, tried to stay away from what he called the runners and grabbers. He felt...
Tiger Jones. Great choice. Wish I had thought of him first! Just to balance things concerning poor Bobo, though, Olson gave Jones the worst...
Soldier Bartfield was the less-skilled fighter who caused the most trouble for more technically advanced fighters in the 1910-'20 era. No one...
I agree, but as you say, he was still a good fighter. The first Marshall fight was a bit early in Sonny's career. By the second fight, he WAS a...
Patterson would not have been such a hard puncher at light heavy. Before too long he would have had trouble making weight. His development would...
The Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali of that era would make any heavyweight who ever lived look awkward and/or slow.
Just for fun, I'd throw in the following perennials from the 1920s and '30s for consideration. Each of them defeated a few champions during their...
That's really a good point. Once an approach to fighting left-handers becomes mainstream then counter-strategies develop which in turn become...
Greynotsoold, your two posts on this thread are just about the best things I have read since I have been following this forum. Sounds exactly like...
I am in possession of a letter written by Arcel to Jack Fiske on March 18,1980, which reads in relevant part: "Dear Jack: - "Good hearing from...
Louis (Kid) Kaplan, Billy Wallace, Sid Terris, Ray Miller (1 of 2), Sammy Mandell (2 of 3), Ruby Goldstein, Young Jack Thompson, Al Singer, Billy...
Interesting. Keep 'em coming!
Based on the actual photos of the sparring session and Walcott's statement to Charles Einstein in 1951 (quoted by mrkoolkevin above) indicating...
