Isn't McBride still alive? (He would be 81 now.) Bivins also fought him, but I can't vouch for his recall at 90, although his physical health...
First of all, a title does not change hands on a draw-fact. Where there's doubt, the champion should get the benefit. Fights are supposed to be...
Truth be told, I never considered that one way or the other. Within this context, I think that's a plus. I'm certainly not a detractor.
Harry Carpenter wrote a strong defense of such stoppages, emphatically stating that one second and a single punch can mean the difference between...
That Dagge was never big in Germany, when he fought exclusively on German speaking turf, speaks volumes. Schmeling, on the other hand, established...
Thanks for the info. Vanity certainly would seem to be something of an issue, especially considering he has to remove all that bling to get...
When considering 1974 Ali, it's helpful to remember how a particular environment largely dictated how he fought in Kinshasa. The middle fight with...
I'm always willing to cut slack for a one time meeting, as most of us have bad days or can be caught in a lousy mood in an unguarded moment. We...
I remember O'Neil, and he wasn't the only one. Veteran referee Rosario Baillargeon was overweight and 76 years old when he refereed Gaeton...
I suspect you are referring to Richard Greene, who was indeed a fine referee. He never recovered from the Mancini-Kim tragedy, despite the fact it...
Mercante actually taught seminars on how to properly referee a match. He also had an innovative system for scoring rounds, dividing them into...
Marciano was too smart to try hooking with Cleve, who would discover like Moore that Rocky wasn't as easy to hit with a hook as he appeared on...
Peter has the better chin, and he's more proved over the 12 round distance. Bruno has a stunning knockout percentage, yet his power looked...
Duran certainly did plenty of it with Palomino, and in Montreal. Falsifying distress is risky though, in an era where skittish and paranoid...
As it was, I think Carl did well to get up from that first one, and he does merit credit for never having been counted out. But, as happened to...
