Reportedly, Jake and Rocky did have it out on the street a couple times, at least once when both were middle aged. (Fraternal squabbles should...
Cheers, Burt. Your familiar championing of Louis is understood and respected. I don't put a great deal of stock in Louis-Conn I, as Joe foolishly...
I suspect our own New Jersey Deacon, Henry Hascup, may well echo that sentiment, if he sees this.:angel
Interesting photographic comparison between Johnson and Choynski here:...
Bummy, Interesting that you mention Walcott, as Jersey Joe was the former titlist who most championed the opinion that Ali was indeed the GOAT HW....
Part of the reason Kenny had so much trouble with fast starting sluggers was his propensity for letting them get off first, to see what they had....
A long held view of my own as well, as Larry actually listened to Futch and valued his counsel highly. For me, Toledo Dempsey is another...
I knew nobody at the time who saw it and had Witherspoon winning. Nor did I read any accounts in the aftermath which gave Spoon any better than a...
Prime Holmes was a top three heavyweight in the opinions of many, and not an easy man to last the route with. He showed with Marvis that he was...
I don't sell Jess short here. He stopped 6'6" Dan Dailey in nine a year before Havana. The NY Times called the 1912 MSG draw with McCarty for...
I think Willard was quicker, faster, and defended himself better. He had much the better chin, and was a far sharper puncher than the clubbing...
In reviewing their match for Curt Gowdy's "The Way it Was" sports retrospective in the 1970s, Robby came right out and said, with Jake at his...
Because Jimmy came out on the wrong end of back to back decisions against Ocasio, so Jaws got the shot. Later, it looked like things might go...
Correct. His IBHOF profile makes this claim, but it was the Finnish four time Olympic medal winner Eino Leno (1891-1986) who won middleweight gold...
Good answer. Tommy had really appeared to turn his career around with Foreman. He stood up to good shots, demonstrated surprising mobility and and...
