My take on the fight, a great contest. Two warriors. Skill level high, defense a bit suspect, so a mssive fight. Scoring by rounds, no other way,...
I think we all have a narrow perspective, boxing now is far more world wide than heretofore, ¬Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa-where as up to say,...
Except Tom was a teetotaler in his boing days...
Fight on a listing barge in a storm...
Willard never really beat any top fighter except an old Johnson who still boxed his ears off early. McMahon, Cox, Gunboat all troubled him and the...
I dont rate Willard at all, only way he might win is with Havana like conditions.
I'd vote Fitz if I considered him English but I dont so Lennox edges out Wilde for me.
My pick too! Collins-Eubank 1, also.
I live just over two miles from where Jim CORBITT'S father was born.
Top 20 for me, underrated by one-dimensional analysts!
Yeah, 8+ and I'd say be ko's Wilder's victims with the possible exception of Ortiz.
Bad light is generally accepted as the reason for the failure to film, The guys stealing a free view were on the American side of the river and in...
I rate McAuliffe number three in 1889 because he ko'd Killen! Slavin defeating him later has no bearing on 1889. Joe had recent wins over Conley,...
In 1888 I have only Sullivan and Jackson ahead of Pat, in 1887 Sullivan, Kilrain and Cardiff. 1889 1-Jackson 2-Sullivan 3-McAuliffe 4-Godfrey...
If one delves a bit deeper than Boxrec, there is not much mention of an intoxicated Killen in contempory accounts. It is a key fight in evaluating...
Killen himself challenged all-comers, with the exception of Sullivan, to a fight in 1887. Pat had a short prime but for a few years he was pretty...
1) I have him at numbers 5, 8, 7, 4, 3, 6, and 9 for 1885-91 respectively, so yes. 2) He lost a key fight to McAuliffe when he was ready 3)Don;t...
I have changed opinion on this multiple times, Jackson I think had the style to beat Corbett but suffered against all out rough, agressive...
The second linage is nearer but after Fitz beat Maher, Corbett came out of retirement only to lose to Fitz. The Sharkey win was too shrouded in...
As regards Mitchell hammering Slavin, I thought they were best of sparring and drinking buddies and never fought a real bout against each other?.
Mike Dooley!
Lyle was a seripusly big puncher but he didn't connect well v's good boxers, Peralta, Ali, Young, Ellis, Bugner...and Norton was a very good...
I think it is fair to say that when Sullivan fought Kilrain, he was the outstanding opponent.
I rate Ingo higher than most, at peak, very shrewd, clever and a great puncher,not much more, but enough. He lost interset after winning the...
I don't believe Kilrain and Mitchell had a meaningful fight except perhaps for the 1884 affair with gloves which was pretty even while Slavin and...
