Maybe I didn't phrase this question properly, and if so, I'll try to be a little clearer. There seems to be a great gap between the number of...
"'your' talent pool is strictly a US talent pool, ignoring the other 4 billion males on the planet" Yes, but America was pretty important during...
Two questions: How many of these fights are between women? Women boxing might be a fair argument for boxing's enduring popularity, but...
Of course, technology allows more folks to see the great fighters on TV today. My guess is that more saw the old champions live. Another...
I think the key is how the twig is bent. Which sport will the youngster be turned toward when he can still develop? The best an-logy I can...
"there are a lot more fights today than back in the 50s, 60s and 70s--worldwide!" Really hard to actually believe this. I looked up the listed...
Fair enough points, except remember there was WWII with the champions in the service and not defending. Robinson, Charles, and Moore would...
"do a Dempsey and sit on his ass for three years instead of taking on the outstanding challenger?" Good point, but do the outstanding fighters...
Two of these three disappeared before WWII, so I don't see much of a point except if we're comparing today to the 1920's or earlier. As for...
Wikipedia lists the nationality of opponents of top fighters, so I looked up some old fighters records to see how widespread their international...
There were enough in Germany for the heavyweight champion to be German. Boxing has almost always been an international sport and spread rapidly...
There is an online site called, BOB FOSTER BOXING THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF HALL OF FAME LEGEND BOB FOSTER This site lists his record, and...
One sided rant here. "To put Lovell in perspective, he drew with and lost to in and out, fringe contender Roscoe Toles" Toles was a ton better...
Lovell is certainly to a degree a question mark. It is one of those the glass is half full and half empty sort of things. You are pointing at the...
I don't disagree with much on this post, but the Baker fights with Moore and Satterfield I think point to the problem of trying to quantify...
