No, on the contrary... we should look at claims about the oldtimers' ability/exploits with critical eyes. Too much nonsense has been passed down...
The OP says "any era", so why not start with the beginning: I'm pretty sure he would beat Nonpareil Dempsey.
Very crafty, spoiling type. Lost his WBO crown against Dane Gert Bo Jacobsen... in one of the biggest hometown robberies I've ever seen!
If you by "legitimate" mean any one of the "Big 4", then it's going to be difficult. Though probably not impossible... who knows, what could...
It's not maniacal to picture him fighting today... but it's ridiculous to speculate, that he would be a completely different boxer. You like to...
Lol @ this maniacal attempt to create fantasy versions of the old timers in make-believe fights vs modern boxers! What is wrong with being the...
Not an ATG... but Ricky Hatton was a pretty good body puncher.
Fleischer said that? Well, then I guess, I must be wrong... so please disregard my uninformed post.
Holy cow... a dozen posts into as contentious an issue as this, and not even a hint of name-calling! Hope it will continue that way (yeah, I know,...
I saw the fight many, many years ago. I don't recall how I scored it - but I clearly remember how absolutely shocked the TV commentator was, when...
In 1908 Abe Attell and Owen Moran couldn't agree whether their featherweight title fight should be over 20 or 25 rounds... so a compromise was...
LOL... this has got to be the funniest line of 2016!
Bob Foster
I don't believe you're actually offending anybody - but I can see, how some posters may find your condescending tone irritating!
I don't even see a slight resemblance! ... but then again, it's hard to tell from a profile photo. If it is Fitz, it must be a very early photo....
