Champions who had opponents who were suspended Jack Dempsey is among them. Fred Fulton was later suspended in Minnesota when he told a...
Without film, I don't think there is any way to make a convincing pick. I think Jeffries has the somewhat more impressive record, so if forced...
I like Ingo also because of that big right and Carnera's shaky chin.
boxrec rates Floyd Patterson above Sonny Liston. Obviously, their rating system is worthless.
The top boxing publication in the US in 1904 was the Police Gazette and Adam Pollack says this about them: "The Police Gazette said that...
So you are saying that popular opinion should have no say as to who the contenders are? "Jeffries lost $1000 on it" Did he promote it?...
That doesn't answer the question. Very good fighters have served as sparring partners, including Ali (and, by the way, Jeffries) What makes...
"Jeffries 230 lbs v Choynski 165 lbs" The main point is true--Choynski was the modern equivalent of a super-middleweight and much smaller than...
"a lot of people did buy into the Munroe hype train" A---Is Jeffries correct in saying there was a lot of public demand for this fight?...
Why exactly is Joe Kennedy unworthy of a title shot? while Frank Childs was? Kennedy drew with Childs, drew twice with Griffin, and defeated...
"The average weight of Jeffries title challengers is 188 lbs" "The average weight of Johnson's title challengers is 203 lbs" I don't agree...
Just a thought Could Rickard have been motivated in 1910 by hoping to promote Johnson's subsequent fights? In the 1920's, long after both...
"Fitz was 39" He was 36 for the 1899 fight. Who else legitimately beat Fitz between 1890 and 1905? Even after the 1902 defeat, Fitz still...
"His opinion of Jeffries was echoed by Gene Tunney years later." This is Jack Johnson on beating Jeffries from the Ring in 1946 "A great...
"Tad Dorgan had a very high opinion of Jack Johnson" He didn't express it in this quote. although he was trying to write a controversial...
