Bob Fitzsimmons.
As crazy as this might sound, in today's division, if Tyson gets himself in great shape, takes a lot of those tune-up exhibitions like that...
Braddock might drop Patterson somewhere, but he doesn't finish him and Floyd is just too darn fast and busy for him and goes on to either win a...
I cannot believe how little respect Johannsson is getting here. This guy was not a bad fighter by any means. He had a nice consistent jab, good...
The flush bombs that Ray Mercer took from Tommy Morrison. What a chin!
The guys that were around during Hagler's time were simply too big, too strong, too talented, and weight would tell. I'm not saying he'd have no...
Read John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion. I assure you that you will not be disappointed, and your questions...
Today Sullivan would be a heavyweight, no doubt, and he'd knock most of these guys out without problem. He mostly weighed 200-230 pounds, at his...
Bob Fitzsimmons is one of the greatest pound for pound punchers of all time.
I will have extensive coverage of the Johnson-Hart fight in my book on Marvin Hart, an underappreciated fighter, who I like to compare to Arturo...
Oh, you'll get plenty of pre- and post-fight coverage, I assure you. They talked about this topic even then, and the quotes are in there. Enjoy.
If you read In the Ring With James J. Corbett, it will become pretty clear. See lulu.com to order it.
Mendoza, although I disagree, you make a good argument. If you carefully review Sullivan's record of very fast and brutal knockouts (a LOT of...
Jeffries screwed up by not fighting Johnson in 1905 because that was when he would have most likely defeated him. If he wasn't going to fight him...
I'd like to see fights to the finish, or at least 15 rounds, small gloves - never more than 8 ounces, clinching not allowed (loss of round,...