Haven't seen this question posted on here before, these are 2 similar guys that fought each other in 1886 to a draw even tho Cardiff prob...
The thing you're not factoring in is the style and activity of fights evolved rapidly since the Peter Jackson draw where they had a lot of rounds...
Let's just be honest here this is only being discussed because a guy playing a character (Melankomas) is trolling. He doesn't actually believe...
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I can see your Feint point but still I think the only way he troubles Louis is if he severely under estimates him allowing the feints to keep him...
This has gotta be a joke People act like we haven't seen the footage of Corbett he looks terrible outside of a duck under while having an...
Also side note but did Charlie Mitchell actually knockdown Sullivan in 1883? I find this very hard to believe especially since the dude was...
I actually do blame him for ducking him in 1883 specifically in the 2nd half of the year. There's no excuse for fighting guys like: Sheehan,...
Great video thanks
I agree with all this and it really points out a problem in Sullivan's defenders with them blaming minorities for not making fights with their...
This is the last thing I'll say about Melankomas: if you ever wanna question his knowledge on the fight game look no further than this thread....
You have just exposed your boxing knowledge once again. Your argument for defending him fighting middleweights is they were "competitive" with a...
Most fighters back then were alcoholics but somehow Sullivan is the only guy that gets excuses from that . Look I get it you love the old guys to...
The same guys that make excuses for Sullivan not fighting Godfrey Killen etc will then turn around and defend him fighting guys that never fought...
I forgot to mention George Godfrey as well. There's no reason Sullivan couldn't have fought him in 1883 he flat out ducked him claiming he asked...