Some rare footage of a past prime Wickwar in action: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=24270
He did qualify that on camera specifically with respect to the heavyweight division only, and even then expressed doubts that he'd be able to beat...
:lol:Clever. He probably got more mileage out of the memory of the Henry Lester embarrassment before his home fans than any other ATG got out of...
I didn't mention this one, because I think he has gotten tremendous mileage anyway over the fact that he did better over the first 12 rounds...
Former southpaw LHW king Bettina would have posed some interesting issues for Joe, and Melio the Mighty would have been a possible challenger...
Guys like Duran and Dempsey are obvious usual suspects. Ace Hudkins deserves at least an honorable mention. Graziano is somebody else who ought...
Willie had an excellent work rate with his jab, and so did Joey Archer. Neither would be a picnic for Charley. I think I'd take Burley over...
An articulate and informed reply as always, McGrain. When I said "slowish" that was in a relative context, as when Machen said after his 1962 draw...
Many thanks for that. Griffith-Carter II might have been interesting. I recall Don Dunphy saying early in his broadcast of Jerry Quarry-Mac...
I think Rocky can win this thing. He had underrated hand speed and defensive skills. Being much the smaller target, he might well be able to slip...
JG, I'd like you to describe some instances where somebody looked absolutely terrific, razor sharp in training, then bombed in competition. (As...
Braddock was aging, had been inactive for two years, and arthritis was taking a dreadful toll. (In fact, this was the direct reason why Jimmy...
Sharkey looked impressive beating up Carnera immediately after drawing with Walker, and there are many who consider him to have been a legitimate...
For whatever it's worth, Nat Fleischer's all time rankings of the greatest boxers in each of the classic eight divisions had blacks at the top of...
Greb and Walker proved that they could have done it in a weaker era while still able to weigh in under 160. Dempsey dethroned Willard in Toledo...
