I did not start with the HOFers - you did! In post #36 you try to big up Corbett by naming the 5 HOFers he defeated. So I responded with...
Of course he was thought of highly by historians, 70 years later. Nostalgic old-timers who had never seen him fight, but took Nat Fleischer's word...
He may have been ahead of the pack in the 1890s (which doesn't really mean that much) - but in Sharkey's time, he would have been nothing.
With the possible exception of Ricordi, they would likely all beat the **** out of Corbett. Take someone like Risko - why on earth do you think,...
Abe Simon - hard to believe he was only 27 and 28 in his two fights with Louis!
Never happened! https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=BONQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9P8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1844,3630691&hl=da
I like that - finally a bit of humour in your trolling.
I don't have lists as such - but if I had, he would probably finish just outside the top 10.
Lots of people don't have him as a top-10 welterweight.
For anyone who finds his way to a site like this, what is going on in the world of boxing is deeply disturbing. Too many world champs, the best...
We must remember, this is the opinion of Tracy Callis - which means, it should be taken with a grain of salt!
"Jackson was more scientific than Jack Johnson, was faster and smoother than Joe Louis but hit just as hard, and possessed footwork similar to...
You're probably the youngest regular poster here - but certainly not the one with least historical knowledge!
The mention of Flash Gordon sure brings back fond memories! His program was very informative, and if anything shady was going on in the boxing...
Have you ever thought about getting a life?
