Junior Lightweight Champion (1925-29) Tod Morgan In support I am quoting my recent post from the discussion "Top 10 Greates 130lbs. Title Fight...
Guess I better watch Marciano-Walcott I again! I'm not "100% convinced" either.
All four of the fighters you mention were stand-up fighters. Marciano crouched and leaned to his right which would allow him to duck under...
Shavers didn't have a lot of stamina. Rocky would be able to avoid his big shots and wear him down.
Tod Morgan defended the 130-pound crown successfully 13 times during his title reign from 1925 to 1929. The only films of Morgan are a short clip...
I have trouble calling Walcott better than Charles. They split two fights, Charles won the first two, and Walcott the last two. That's a good...
No more than any other fighter would be in a similar situation.
The IBHOF is a business. It's not so much about the fistic quality of the inductees. It's about filling seats and keeping the Canastota ball...
IMO, Golota fouling Bowe is not a great achievement.
I've only seen a few films of Ike Williams, but he looks to me like a flat-footed fighter along the lines of Joe Louis. I don't think he has the...
Dave Shade's disputed draw with Jack Britton in 1922 and his disputed decision loss to Mickey Walker in 1925, both for the welterweight title....
I don't understand why you don't just pose the question: Gene Fullmer at his middleweight best versus Emile Griffith at his middleweight best?...
At light heavyweight, Charles defeats a pre-steroid Holyfield. At heavyweight, the steroid-era Hoyfield is too big and strong for Ezzard. So my...
Ha Ha! Wilder got in two tricks to Fury's zero! Good discussion. That's what makes these forums fun. As far as respect for the art of boxing...
Yes, you're damn right I would. When you hit a fighter hard enough that he blacks out and his legs turn to jelly and he totally collapses, you...
