You got them both, nice job! When was the 1st time 4 ropes were used in a Championship bout?
There was a 3rd match, 9 years later when Duren was way passed his best, and Leonard won easily !...
What boxers had two streaks of 20 or more consecutive KO's?
Emile Griffith 151½ lbs to Rubin Carter's 155, that's only 3½ lbs. When I was a kid, I grew up in Paterson, New Jersey and I knew Carter pretty...
I agree with what you have stated BUT Maxim is in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame and the Ring Boxing Hall of...
I believe Maxim would win a decision. In his overall career Maxim fought much better opponents, such as a prime Charles 0-5 Walcott 1-2...
Liston was much better, like "turpinr" stated. By the way, I know Baer gets credit for 2 boxers that he killed, he actually killed only 1 (...
TB…Name…………………………Year 58…Ted “Kid”...
Machen was rated in the Top 10 from June 1956 to March 1966, for a total of 109 months. His highest rating was of course, #1.
Joe Grim had only 9 wins and they against those boxers out of 121 bouts.
Back in 1950, the AP asked sports experts in the United States to select the Greatest Athletes in each sport. Here's how they rated the Fighters....
Here's what I found: Johnson fought a 10-round draw with Billy Dunning, BUT there was strong suspicions that Johnson had agreed to carry Dunning....
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Yes, I remember him well. He was rated in the Top 10 for a total of 37 months from October 1960 to February 1964. His highest rating was #4.
I agree 100%
