According to a recent documentary about the Jeannette-Mcvey fight Jeannettes marriage did draw criticism. Not necessarily from the press but from...
I dont think Ive ever written that Greb called out Wills. He may have but (and this is without me checking notes) it was probably more in the line...
You could also say the same thing about Gibbons and Tunney, their biggest scalps came against LHWs and even middleweight's...
Greb had a great deal of respect for Wills and thought he was the best heavyweight in the world. I dont think Greb would have fought him unless he...
I say again, he had done nothing to garner a title shot. Wins over nobodys and a shot ex title challenger do not a legit contender make.
A year may have been a long time but Gibbons did absolutely nothing in that year to garner a title shot.
Its easy to sign articles for a fight you know your never going to have to participate in...
For what its worth I thought Margo beat Santos. Santos is such a junk fighter.
Its interesting that in 1924 Gibbons was ranked #2 despite Greb having defeated Gibbons as well as the #s 3 thru 6. In fact in his fourth fight...
I think Gibbons was Dempsey's best challenger of the lot he faced but i also think the only reason he fought Gibbons was because Gibbons had been...
Strange I dont remember Dempsey defending his title against ANY of these guys. Oh wait, once he won the title he wasnt interested in defending it...
You could easily argue the same about Dempsey given that he was fighting smaller men with knocks against them or bigger, slower, underskilled men....
When you say you draw the color line and then refuse to fight the overwhelming concensus contender who just happens to black... Id say he drew...
In 1919 right after Dempsey won the championship he was interviewed in Salt Lake City and categorically drew the color line. How was Tunney hand...
Very few white people knew who Wills was? Please?! Its statements like this that show why this argument is based more on ignorance than fact....
