Joe Walcott's win over Joe Choynski, when outweighed by 16 pound (147 vs 163). Not a win, but Charlie Mitchell's draw with John L Sullivan, when...
Yes, with a few small points 1) Sullivan's claim pre-dates Jackson, so there is an argument he didn't have any real rival claims to the title...
American centrism is certainly one factor. Another is the fact that coloured champions weren’t seen as equal to their white counterparts, so the...
I think Fitz is probably the first undisputed, as Sharkey’s claim was nonsense in my opinion, gained through a fixed fight against Fitz which in...
In doing some research about Peter Jackson, I have come across an article in the Maitland Mercury from 1892. A reader wrote in with a song they...
It is certainly true that the standard list of lineal champions has been simplified after the fact, and doesn't always represent what was seen as...
Indeed, and yet I’ve struggled to find any sources from his fight with Corbett which describe him as the defending champion.
Do you consider Fitzsimmons the defending champ against Corbett?
I would probably argue for the following: 1. Sullivan -> Corbett (retires in 1895) 2. Fitzsimmons -> Jeffries (retires in 1905) 3. Burns ->...
I would like to propose an unofficial rule. If somebody insists that someone is Lineal because of reason X, they have to provide a full list of...
Tex Rickard has to be in the conversation.
Not sure if this is sarcasm, but Joshua, Parker and Kabayel all had dominant performances tonight.
Fury / Usyk Joshua Parker Zhang Hrgovic Joyce Dubois Kabayel Bakole / Chisora
Snap ranking from me now: Fury / Usyk Joshua Parker Zhang Hrgovic Joyce Dubois Kabayel Bakole / Chisora
New Boxrec rankings: Usyk Joshua Fury Parker Dubois Kabayel Hrgovic Zhang Joyce Gassiev
