Also... If we're talking about historians, I think it's necessary to address the term "research". Again, if you google it, one of the first...
One of the more weird/hilarious ones: Believing that sex berfore a fight wasn't good for you, Carnera's trainers made him wear a tight rubber...
I don't like the idea of some sort of fixed definition of what is or is not a "historian". Like someone who has written books or is otherwise...
"Caveman" may be a bit harsh! But if what we see on film, is all he got... I'm sorry, I just can't be impressed.
What I mean is, that I think it takes more than just physical strengt to compete today. Case in point: Calzaghe vs Lacy. Lacy was much, much...
Effective yes, but still looked awful - which was my argument.
If we define a historian, as someone with a deep interest and insight in not just what boxing is today, but also what it used to be in the distant...
Yes I have. Fought almost exclusively on the inside, with lots of pushing and mauling. I have no doubt, that as a physically strong man, Papke was...
Concerning Silver... my personal opinion is, that boxing had reached its "modern" form by the late 30s/early 40s, and that no significant...
This is so true! Ok, not all historians can be categorized this way, but some certainly can. Like, for example, Mike Silver, whose anti-modern...
So Papke doesn't look bad on tape - really? I'm aware, that back then boxing was very different from today - with much more emphasis on...
Corrie Sanders waited 14 years for a title shot, and Cornelius Bundrage 15 years for his first... but neither of course tops Walcott and Moore in...
Quite a few took 5 attempts to became world champ: Somporn Seeta Tushiami Nishioka Marcos Villasana Rodel Mayol German Torres Luis Alberto...
Paul Berlenbach being an Olympic wrestling gold medal winner. Battling Nelson having a skull twice as thick as that of a normal person.
This is not to slight Ward in any way. He was a tough, entertaining fighter... but he has practically 0 chance of ever being voted in! Too many...
