Tommy Loughran said a lot of crazy stuff. He also said he beat Greb every time they fought (didnt happen), that Greb didnt lay a glove on him in...
I understand Corri's position but many ringside and more who watched the film stated the punch didnt even land and added that Descamps jumping...
I dont know. Its possible. I guess it depends on the competition he would have fought, when he fought them, and whether or not the fights were...
I agree, but to my point about the cultural difference over there, the press (in some quarters) pretended these fights were close. Especially in...
A key fight maybe but does it establish his greatness? Was Smith that great? No. Did Carpentier win in convincing fashion? No. In fact Carpentier...
Of course Ive seen it. Papke was winning. He had dropped Carpentier and was beating his ass when Carpentier quit. The cut wasnt just happenstance,...
1. I never said the Smith fight was fixed. I said there was biased, and incorrect officiating. It happens in that error but that fight certainly...
That was Maxines point actually. She attributed the fact that Dempsey was an early round fighter to his use of cocaine. If you even believe it....
Except at this point in his career Papke was well past his best, rarely trained, and in fact only won one more fight for the rest of his career...
Cocaine usage in boxing wasnt unheard of in that era. However, it was usually used differently than what Maxine Dempsey alleged. It was used more...
The point about the lack of media at the time is that if there was mass media in the 1910s and 1920s then millions of people would have been able...
Carpentier is easily the most overrated fighter of the first 75 years of the 20th century. No question. He was the dual product of an era without...
She also said he took cocaine before fights. I dont know if I buy it. Some of what she said is no doubt true but some is just venom. Hard to weed...
Too many questionable fights to tell.
A boxers talent is only measured by his opposition and Floyds opposition was ****. Pure ****. Yes he had some "names" on his ledger but its not...
