Well he defeated two ATG fighters in Charles and Walcott when both men were in their primes, so it carries significant weight for me. Which is why...
I definitely think it’s pretty alarming how many top rated black men Mauriello avoided and it helped protect his ranking so he could fight louis....
Again when Jeanette stepped in the ring had he been white, Dempsey would have continued with the fight. I never said all of Miske 24 fights were...
Muariello hid behind the color line way more than I thought. Wow pathetic how many top black men he was able to avoid to keep his high ranking....
For someone who criticizes lastarzas high rating, I’m surprised you don’t do the same with muariello. Mauriello high rating was completely...
Except Lewis stopped Ray in 1938. He never fought a prime mid 40s Ray. Are we talking about each man at their best here or not? The ray who...
After he loss to number 1 rated Bivins, he didn’t fight another top black contender until getting a title shot vs Louis. After losing to Bivins,...
Mauriello was knocked out 30 seconds later. Does it matter? He was thoroughly outclassed by an aging champion. He looked stiff, uncoordinated, and...
Ray was ranked above Mauriello. Ray was number 1 rated in the world at one point. So you are wrong there. And ratings back then aren’t the end...
No I would say most of the time, the black heavyweight contenders were better than the white heavyweight contenders. Definitely during Johnson’s...
As I’ve outlined above I think ray had the better accomplishments And in his fights against upper-tier journeymen, the accounts routinely...
Where are these “very good wins” by Mauriello? Let’s hear em. I see a bunch of above average wins that all Two exceptional wins over Walcott...
Ray was the only man to beat a fully prime Ezzard Charles. I’d say he showed how good his peak was. He never got to face Louis for the title,...
Dempsey admitted turning down a fight with Langford in 1916-1917 out of fear of losing. Wills in only his 2nd year of pro fighting took on Sam...
I found an article from 1946 Louis refused to box exhibitions or even spar with Ray in 1946 claiming that Ray "didn't know how to fight an...
