I enjoyed the Robert Conrad boxing pieces. Conrad continued to deny athletic reality in his 40s on his TV show "Baa Baa Black Sheep," when he had...
Rocky Defazio was getting a lot of local press in neighborhood newspapers in the Melrose Park, Illinois area in suburban Chicago in the 1970s...
Johnson had more skills but I think Rocky could probably defeat Jack.
If Greb began at age 18 he became a remarkably complete fighter in a relatively short period of time.
This is the first time I have seen the 1922 article by Corbett. It's always fun to come across something like this for the first time. It's about...
Jim Jeffries was heavy man who could high jump about 5 feet 10 inches, using the old-fashioned jumping style before the invention of the flop...
I heard one of the broadcasters say that Oscar feels his training was not as good as he would have preferred, so I wonder if he will use that as a...
The promoters know this one will attract the curious. Oldest, extreme size differences, etc.
I remember some pictures of Fitz from a fight he had with Jeffries. Fitz, at least in his upper body, did not really look as thin as one might...
I would favor Foreman to win this one.
Jack Johnson looks fairly healthy and appears to have no obvious boxing damage in the old films and photos of him in his 50s and 60s. I heard a...
I think when Jack Johnson was in his 50s he won a scheduled 3 round fight on points against a man in his 30s. At about age 46 I believe John L....
I really enjoyed this video.:happy Thanks for posting it. I had seen a brief clip years ago on TV of Jack being interviewed before this fight,...
I think Rocky is supposed to have said the Louis jab was like getting hit by a hammer. I believe Rocky wanted to win the fight as quickly as...
I think Jack Johnson could be a top contender and a potential heavyweight champion today. He was a very intelligent fighter and would learn the...