I think Turpin had the ability to win the fight and should have done so,but he underperformed,not for the first time and certainly not for the last.
Id like to point out Dempsey was 21 when his then manager John The Barber Reisler tried to match him with Langford whereas Wills was 25 when he...
I gave several verified ringside reports of the 2nd Jeffries v Fitz fight when most ,including you ,state Jeffries was in his prime. I'm just...
"Fitz hit Jeffries where and when he wanted,The reason Jeffries won and Fitzsimons lost was the 12 years difference in ages and the 47lbs in...
You have one opinion,I another. I don't care to debate with you,
So Ali was prime from1964 when he was 22, until1967 when he was 25? And his decline would have begun just as he went into exile after the Folley...
Jewey Smith.
Johnny Indrisano
Klompton is Steve Compton author of the highly praised Harry Greb biography.
He seemed a genuinely nice guy.RIP.
Corbett was not as good as Tunney imo, he did not have his power, or his chin.
I disagree and so did Angelo Dundee.For example I don't think Ali would have lost FOTC had he been prime.
Fitz was always troubled by good jabbers,Louis would open him up to his fast combos with his, and get the stoppage,imo.
Charles, and Tyson,were both excellent in this department.
