I believe is it generally accepted that Joe Goss became champion of America when he beat Tom Allen on 7th September 1876. He is said to have lost...
Jim Braddock?
I’ve found this report in the Scotsman newspaper of the Savold-Woodcock bout: “It was a bad cut which ended the contest and Woodcock, as game as...
It seems clear that Charles would have been champion if Ring magazine’s championship policy had been in place at the time, whether it be the...
Maybe im looking in the wrong place, but on their list of lineal champions they have: Joe Louis The Brown Bomber 1937-1949, retired Ezzard Charles...
I’ve just checked, and Cyber boxing zone has Charles as champion from 1949, as does LinealBoxingChampion. Interesting. I think if Fury were to...
How much respect did the BBBC hold in comparison to the NBA and NYSAC at the time when it came to selecting the world champion? Were they the...
At the end of 1948, the Ring’s ratings were as follows: Joe Louis, Champion 1) Jersey Joe Walcott 2) Ezzard Charles On 1st March 1949, Joe Louis...
I believe Sam Berger was considered a real contender in 1906. He lost to Kaufman, but before that arguably beat O’Brien in their draw, and a...
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I was looking into Alf Greenfield and stumbled across it. To add a few points: On 26th February...
Great effort. The following is from the Police Gazette on 22nd May 1880, and may be of some use: "Tom Allen, the English pugilist, then...
I might also put an asterisk next to Corbett’s name, because I’m not entirely convinced that he was ever really lineal champion. Sullivan retired...
The usually accepted line is: Corbett > Fitz > Jeffries (Retired) > Hart (vs. Root) > Burns > Johnson I would say it is more like: Corbett...
That's interesting. I've had a quick look and am also struggling to find a contemporary source. According to "The World Colored Heavyweight...
Corbett relinquished the title when he retired in November 1895, and in my view only had the right to reclaim it if nobody had established a new...
