Yes. I thought this would last longer. Excellent. Walsh was an amateur boxer who defeated Edgardo Romero who later upset Earl Walls when...
True enough. And Henry didn't get Agramonte, Bivins, or Holman "out of there"
No. Good try. My guy is a famous American sports figure, but is probably pretty much unknown as a boxer. Clue--My guy defeated a guy in the...
"Louis only stopped 3 of his last 10 opponents" Yes, and Henry only stopped 8 of his last 24 opponents, over half his career. You are...
No. He certainly could be said to have revolutionized baseball, but I don't think he had a connection with boxing. My guy did not...
I think the slow Lyle would make a good target. Johansson by ko.
I can't agree with this. Louis did not knock out either man in three tries. He had Agramonte down and in big trouble in one of their fights,...
**Only Americans would be familiar with this man. Most casual American sports fans should know who he was. This man revolutionized the manner...
Lee Savold was a paper heavyweight because of his being considered champion by the BBBC after stopping Bruce Woodcock. Is he the worst of them...
My picks Moore Walcott Charles Louis Satterfield ------------------- Henry Holman Walls Layne Why the ones who didn't make it didn't make...
I think this is an unfair spin against Liebling. What he is saying is that the top contender of 1955 was better than the top contenders of 1923....
"There's no real gulf in class between Layne and Firpo" I would agree. I give the Layne the nod in a historical list as I just think his wins...
What every one thinks of the "fadedness" of the Wills that fought Firpo versus that of the Walcott and Charles that fought Layne, it misses one...
"old-timer quotes" Here is one from AJ Liebling about watching Firpo, Willard, Floyd Johnson, and Jack McAuliffe fight in 1923 and comparing...
"Layne also LOST to more nobodies than Firpo did." I think this point should be disputed. The men who beat Layne were mostly rated fighters....
