Cheers, Flem. You asked a question, and I just attempted to answer as best I could. (Obviously, you stepped into an incendiary topic just by...
Wills never got a crack at the title. Are we including those who never got a shot? Should we include contenders who were frozen out by WW II?
Burt, thanks for pointing that out about Moran's introduction. He challenged Johnson in Paris on June 27, 1914, after knocking out Palzer at St....
He's supposed to have been a very hard trainer, but alleged to get badly overweight between fights. Seemed relaxed and in reasonably good...
Could be. Since Joe's work was mostly from the outside, it's more clearly visible on the film. On first viewing, I credited him for getting off...
Not sold on the decision in favor of Langford, at least according to the footage seen here. His power is obviously ridiculous, but I thought...
LaMotta is often a favorite for such consideration based upon his career alone. But is there a point where we also need to factor in how well he's...
Naturally, Gene wanted fans to read between the lines. But he was also on the undercard of Dempsey-Carpentier in 1921, and understood that Jack...
In competition, Dempsey would be testing both Greb's body and chin with five or six ounce gloves. His power was at an entirely different level...
JQ may have had a better chin than Moore. However, Hatchetman Sheppard said Archie was the hardest puncher he ever fought, with either hand. (This...
Bull****! Jake's taking on pussies like Robinson 6X, Lloyd Marshall, Williams, Fritzie Zivic 4X, Satterfield, Dellicurti 3X, Bell 2X, Villemain...
Jake gets monstrous respect here, and his fighting prowess will never be questioned thanks to the added boost of Scorsese and De Niro, but it...
When I first visited Arlington National Cemetery, the two things I recall most vividly were the grave of Audie Murphy (who had just been killed in...
What is already well known is that Sam considered Joe Gans the greatest of all time, and that Fitz himself was The Old Master's hero and idol in...
Here, starting at 3:00, Ray himself indeed admits the expectation of LaMotta being weight drained as a key component of the strategy used. (Jake...
