In Dempsey's case, it is useful to remember he was part Native-American and part Jewish. He might have had some feel for what ethnic prejudice...
On the issue of whether Dempsey was a racist, I would definitely give him the benefit of the doubt and say no. But the post said that his fists...
No offense, but were his fists tested against the best black heavyweights of his era?
Just for info, I did some googling, and found some info on the popularity of individual sports in America. In a 1960 Gallup poll asking...
I thought the US census, certainly the best evidence, puts his birth year as 1930. Off what I've seen of photos, and his surviving films (not...
I agree. He would be an exceptional cruiserweight and possibly hold a belt at that weight.
My impression of the article was that Lavorante was a promising prospect who was severely mis-managed and pushed way too fast, leading to the...
No. I'm sorry. Ali did, or at least claimed he did. He came to the University of Minnesota a week or so after the fight. Frazier was in the...
Schmeling p4p was far the better fighter, but I agree with Old Fogey that Carnera's size is the wild card in this. I can see Carnera...
I would go with Schmeling. I have seen folks argue that Ali really beat Frazier. As a matter of fact, I heard Ali make that claim in 1971....
"if the top men of 50 years ago had more fights than they do today--then there must have been more fights back then? And that fewer total fights...
You made nothing but excellent points here. Size does matter, and I not only would pick Pulev to beat Harris, I think he might well defeat...
Well, I focused on the stats claiming there is so many more fights today than in the old days--seems odd considering how few top fighters actually...
"The public gets a better product." Well, certainly the European public was turned on by Wlad Klitschko against Kubrat Pulev, and the fight I'm...
But you have to compete to stay sharp in any sport. The timing goes off if you lay off for even a short time. We will probably disagree, but I...
