Billy Graham. He beat Kid Gavilan, Joey Giardello and Carmen Basilio amongst others and hardly lost a fight that wasn't disputed.
Rounds 1,5,6,9,10 and 11 to Whitaker. Rounds 2,3,4,8 and 12 to DLH. Round 7 even. Whitaker by a point: 114-113 Fight could have gone either way...
Why are guys like Battling Nelson appearing as first tier fighters? Distinguish him from someone like a Rocky Kansas who you have as a second...
I first saw the 136 pound thing on Monte Cox's article on Joe Walcott. I queried him on the issue and this is our correspondence: Me: Hi Monte, I...
I think Flash Elorde and Kid Chocolate achieved most at the weight. Bringing in head to head ability, dominance etc. Alexis Arguello, Azumah...
Why should Walcott be given credit for beating Lavigne when he weighed 136 pounds, and McLarnin should not be given credit for beating Kid Kaplan...
I'm fine with that, although we both know McLarnin was more of a lightweight than Walcott ever was. Beating Canzoneri, Chocolate and drawing...
McLarnin = beat Sid Terris, and had a fight with Sammy Mandell that he lost. Kid Berg = beat Kid Chocolate, Tony Canzoneri drew with Billy...
Well, there's quite a few second tier fighters from the 20's that are on the level of some of these guys that I didn't name either, not to mention...
1895-05 had: Joe Gans, Jack Blackburn, Dave Holly, Young Griffo, George Lavigne, Battling Nelson, Jimmy Britt, Frank Erne, and I suppose you...
The first 3 or 4 rounds were competitive, and Buddy arguably knocked Whitaker down twice, but besides the knockdowns, he lost just about every...
Not sure about Forrest punching harder than Ike. I'd probably say Quartey was the heavier hitter of the two. He was definitely the stronger. No...
Cheers RB, will do. Yeah it's totally understandable that Seki left some of himself out there in the ring that night. That was one hell of a last...
In watching Saldivar v Seki what I remember most is the heart Seki showed down the stretch. He started off well, dropping Saldivar and nearly...
We'll never know for sure, obviously, but let's assume he fights the following: Samuel Serrano 1978 Alexis Arguello 1978 Bobby Chacon 1979 Ruben...
