Well, they must have sparred long enough for Louis to get back at him. If that is Walcott's version of events, I question it, and we have the...
Who is to say that he would have been anywhere near the same fighter if, as you suggest, he had been snatched up by a major promoter early in his...
It is easy to claim something is a fix. Example: "Hey, did you know that the first Louis-Schmeling fight was a fix?" But it's another thing to...
I worked for years in a unionized truck paint shop with a crew of about 40-45 men with jobs ranging from cleanup, painter's helpers, spray...
Actually, it's hard to separate handspeed and fast footwork when you consider fighters like Ali, Leonard, Pep, Pastrano, etc. Leonard had more...
I would just add that the Tunney who defeated Dempsey was a much better fighter than the Tunney who lost to the swarming Greb. By the time their...
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What you are talking about here is a very inexperienced Floyd Patterson who weighed 182-1/4 pounds. He is nowhere near the fighter he would become...
He was the coach of Ray Seales, Rocky Lockridge, Johnny Bumphus, Leo Randolph, Davey Armstrong, and Dale Grant at the Tacoma Boys Club in the...
Sorry, McVey, but I am not plugged in enough to be able to interpret a few things in your post (with which I think I agree. Just out of curiosity,...
You ever meet Joe Clough or see him at the gym on a visit?
No question, '67 wins against not only the '74 Ali, but everybody else as well. I tend to think Ali in '67 was at or very near any peak he might...
My preference is for a fighter. To me, that's a guy who is balanced and can box and punch in equal measure whether he is a highly skilled great...
Don't know about a kayo, but I agree that a prime Thomas had more tools and was smart enough to use them and win. Thomas' prime window is slightly...
I agree. He might just do that. I admit to trolling a bit on my post to this thread. But Bonavena might disconcert and over-power Oscar, too!
