Reading through some of the articles posted, one fact which impressed me is that Cerdan was an 8-5 favorite against LaMotta. Considering how...
to the original question, I think one can make a strong case both for Cerdan and for him being overrated, His statistical record is among the...
Liston easily, either by early KO or cuts. I don't see this going five rounds.
On the first reading I thought this was about Louis, but I think it is actually about Johnson, so I withdrew my comment.
I like Simon over Chuvalo also, but Bonavena over Simon. I see Bonavena as quite a bit better than Chuvalo.
Oh, sure, but he wasn't the only guy with money. A crucial aspect was that Madden stayed within certain bounds--bootlegging and gambling, plus...
"Public Enemy Number 1" Here are a few names-- Oscar Vogt, Vincenzo Campanelli, Robert Kane, Lee Dock, Eng Hing, Giuseppe Gino, Vincenzo...
The big difference is that Willard was fat and washed up when Dempsey and Firpo met him and KO'd him, while Carnera ran into Baer and Louis (and...
When Madden was paroled in 1923, Prohibition was in place, and "But Madden quickly adjusted to these new conditions and honed himself a cordial...
"was it a miscarriage of justice? Was he another Dreyfus?" Not a Dreyfus, but this is the Encyclopedia of Organized Crime on Owney's...
"Were King or Kearns ever named Public Enemy Number one by the Police?" Neither was Madden. The public enemy list was from the FBI, which was...
McVey Well, this sort of writing is exactly what I'm talking about. "suspected in the deaths of five rival gang members" And the then Prince...
"Owney just got the bad press" Well, to some extent this might be true. He was convicted of one homicide, but 10 to 20 implies it was not...
My take is that Carnera was a legit champ, but he peaked at the right moment. Sharkey was past it and lucky to have gotten the nod over...
Styles make fights, and I think Marciano's style is all wrong for Max. I don't exactly know where on film Max looks good against a pressure...
