Actually it was Nat Fleischer ,at the request of the timekeeper who made Walcott aware that the timekeeper had counted Liston out.
The timekeeper didn't screw up ,Walcott did not know where he was, his fault for not ascertaining his position before the fight started.
Don King had nothing whatsoever to do with either fight.
Actually it isn't proven at all.
And if AJ ko's Ruiz in style in the rematch most will be picking him again,so why not wait until his career is over?
No he didnt Johnson was a better contender than either a washed up Corbett ,Finnegan, or Munroe. Why should Jeffries defend against 9 fight McVey...
Apart from Cuevas ,who did Hearns beat at147lbs?
He has a strong claim to the White Championship!
Explaining his reluctance to fight Johnson yet again, Archie Moore said," Harold cant draw his breathe at the gate."
Burley changed managers as often as he changed his socks,plus he was hampered by injuries on several occasions.He was a great fighter but nobody...
I prefer to look at who he has actually beaten.An old Wlad, a second stringer in Chisora .and an unproven Wilder, Not great legacy material imo.
Given that Sharkey went a total of 45 rounds in 2 fights with Jeffries whilst weighing about the same as Marciano,you at least have to give...
A blow by blow description can be found in Pollack's bio of Fitzsimmons.He nearly killed Ruhlin.
No Jeffries did NOT beat the best fighters available,he beat the best WHITE fighters available, and after Fitz kod both Sharkey and Ruhlin the...
You're right, he only lost 11 of those 14 but he didn't win any of them either did he? I didnt say he was a nobody, I said at 40 he was clearly...
