Well, he did get inside his way. If he came in a crouch, also a fatiguing move with a fight scheduled for 45 rounds, so one I imagine most old...
Seamus --a complete oaf on film, who lost and/or surrendered to a completely undersized opponent, whose best victory is arguably a hugging match...
No radio? These are excerpts from an 11-8-2011 column by Thomas Boswell "How huge were the Ali-Frazier fights in 1971, 1974, and 1975? They...
John Galt This jumped out at me "I watched a little more and Johnson looks as bad as Willard. Rushing in like a football player, he doesn't...
Why 1919? Rather than 1915? Clearly whatever else one thinks of Willard, he did not attend to his training and had gone back a long way. If...
It wasn't directed at me, but I find some of these comments over the top, such as "How can Johnson be world class when he wasn't a boxer...
Florentino Fernandez and Bob Satterfield certainly deserves a mention.
John Galt I heard Willard on a radio interview back in the sixties, and for what's it worth, he mentioned he had a lot of unlisted fights,...
Bert Sugar, certainly a strong Dempsey supporter, said on ESPN that Dempsey went down for a 7 count in the first round against Firpo in an...
I would pick Willard over Gerry C in a finish fight, or over the 20 round distance of Jess' day. Jess had way more stamina. If Gerry C doesn't...
No reason to think Willard would have even beaten the 37 year old Johnson in a 10 or 12 round fight. He was badly outpointed to that point,...
I saw the second one as a flash knockdown as Chuvalo was held up by the ropes. He seemed to be put off balance and sent back by punches.
Chuck Johnston I agree that the coverage exploded as they moved into the 20th century, and probably especially in the late teens. Gigantic...
Very interesting speculation. Certainly on legacy, I go with Ingo as he destroyed a couple of top men when they were top men. And I...
Does Jeff crack the top ten all-time? h2h--not even close in my judgment. Except for Louis, I give him a good shot against the pre-1960...
