There are of course no "lost arts"... it's just something people like to say, because they think it makes them sound knowledgeable.
I think you're right about this. Many of the old fights (especially during the ND era) were probably little more than exhibition style matches,...
That's how I understand it too... so I'm a bit confused by Klompton's answer!
You're welcome. A lot of unpleasant reading in there... and if you look under 30-Oct 1946, it gets downright eerie!
VERY extensive list (1732 - 2007): http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_b_0700_archive.htm
The problem with this is of course that, unlike us, the writers that heaped praise on him 130 or so years ago, had not seen what boxing would...
This is what it all boils down to for you every time, isn't it? And since you know perfectly well, that no one can actually PROVE anything, one...
Of course, boxing was never what it used to be... not today, not 100 years ago. I'm wondering; can we find any examples of someone with the...
It reminds me of the V. Klitschko - Briggs title fight... where Briggs took an almost unheard of amount of punishment, but refused to quit!
Gene Tunney was actually the first name that came to mind! Another who deserves a mention is Tommy Loughran.
Couldn't agree more! All this "boxing is dead, boxing has devolved, I barely follow it anymore, etc., etc."... I just don't get it!
For me, personally, right now is the best of times! As I've mentioned earlier, I started getting into boxing in the early '60. Back then my...
I don't think so! There are of course those who will claim, that boxing has devolved and isn't what it used to be... but has there ever been a...
You have followed boxing for 10 years... and you have never attended a show of any kind?? Can I ask, what country you are from?
I was born in 1952, and my dad (who had boxed a bit as an amateur) startede to take me to local amateur shows in '60 or '61, if I remember...
