This is why he became Public Enemy No. 1 to the St. Louis cops. He beat a patrolman, broke his leg and got a slap on the wrist for it.
Liston receiving a light sentence for his attack on a policeman was the biggest break he ever got. Had he been jailed five years instead of seven...
He had a confrontation with a St. Louis policeman who ended up with a broken leg. What has never been written, as far as I know, is how a...
Benny's defense wasn't a strong point and he lacked the power and finesse to fend off Tommy's aggression. A brutal assault ends this one. Not a...
I think old Joe rides his jab to a listless10-round win by decision. Louis never has Bonecrusher in trouble but the decision isn't close.
Sometimes I catch myself looking at Ruby Goldstein prancing around the ring instead of watching the fighters. I like Mark Conn because to me he...
With Buster Douglas the problem wasn't his chin. I see little or no evidence of a weak chin. The problem is one of desire. He had all the talent...
Being famous, living in L.A. in the 1940s and '50s and getting occasional parts in movies, Carnera must've tallied quite a score of Hollywood...
Sharkey was the one who gave a "performance". And not a believable one, as seen through my eyes.
Liston and Frazier both fought out of Philadelphia. That's a small world. Both would know almost everything they'd need to know about the other...
Slow afoot, unspectacular, well-schooled, courageous and a sharp counterpuncher with an educated jab and a good right hand. I'd make him a slight...
Jimmy Carter was a terrific fighter. Aggressive and hard-hitting. He was still fighting when I began reading the boxing mags. In 1956 he got...
I wouldn't bet a dime on Liston.
I imagine Larry hired someone to craft a statement for him. He knows his quote on George's death will appear many times and be remembered. It's...
One very interesting person in that story is Benny Trotta. A reputed mobster he was Baltimore's boxing promoter during and after the Frank...
