I noticed. And I bet you never watch more than about a minute of a fight before skipping through it. Anyway, I'm off.
Sorry, but there is a lot wrong with this post. Roughly one hundred percent of it. But I'm not joking when I say my keyboard is absolutely ****ed...
Different avatar every day for you, isn't it? You're new, so maybe you can be let off. Hagler would be up against something formidable, but...
The things that stand out for me: Fitzsimmons out, B. Leonard in (and then that tier would seem accurate to me). Walcott down, Dixon up....
Of course. Incomplete records from that period are rife. I would think there were many more boxing gyms and a more organised boxing community....
With respect, I think my point would need addressing in a little more detail if I were to concede that the lightweights in 1945 were less...
Middleweight big, Some very big. Put down your snake, Colour of fig. Yes, these middleweights are big. And so the great man put down his...
A good read, but all I'm seeing is a lot of name dropping. You stated yourself that: Do you not think this is indicative of a less...
No? I tend to think it was due to a larger talent pool. Not by massive margins, but margins nonetheless. At the least, the second tier of...
Yeah that's what I meant by 'political reasons.' I didn't like to say too much but from the various stories I've read, it seems like Ike often...
Bat - what are your opinions on Williams' punching ability? I rate him in the top ten all-time - in contrast to my reasoning for Armstrong...
I used to say Armstrong, I used to say Williams. Difficult choice. Williams' style is just about perfect; though he may have stalled against more...
1937: Joe Louis John Henry Lewis Freddie Steele Barney Ross Lou Ambers Henry Armstrong Harry Jeffra Benny Lynch The thirties are...
Yeah but how good was Firpo?
Dempsey-Firpo is a black mark. Firpo was plucked out of the arsehole of Kearns and hyped as a worthy challenger due to his frightening nickname...