“Mauriellos win over Lou nova looked more compelling at the time” Well that’s a bunch of hogwash considering nova was only rated number 8 in the...
It’s not about who you fight, it’s about who you beat to earn the 1 spot. And the best fighters you listed Mauriello lost too. Read Edwards...
Nope but we all know how many world class black heavyweights got screwed over pre 1960
Yes, he was rated top 2 from 1944-1946. A win over him would give them a top rating. Elmer Ray challenged Mauriello to a big showdown in the...
Yes. And I would say he makes most top 20 lists on this forum Whats your top 20
Yeah, Muariellos masquerade as the number 1 contender has become abundantly clear.....be a white heavyweight in the 1940s, defeat a few ranked...
My point still stands. Muariello shamelessly hid behind the color line and would not fight top black men so he wouldn’t suffer a loss and lose his...
Charles is a top 20 heavyweight of all time on most lists. I would say that classifies him as great
Yep the great Ezzard Charles was the version ELMER RAY defeated
Solid...and isn’t it alarming how many top 5 rated black men he managed to avoid fighting 1943-1947 after his loss to bivins? Agreed...
You want us to believe that Miske, suffering from severe effects of Bright’s disease, suddenly revamped his careeer and began knocking out rated...
Mauriello pretty much drew the color line, as best you could as a contender. He avoided all the top rated black men. Look at the ratings I posted,...
Ray fought the two overwhelmingly best black men Charles and Walcott, as well as one of the top 5 black men Thompson. Ray beat Charles and Walcott...
No they couldn’t. They didn’t have enough skill, athleticm, technique, amateur experience, combination punching to fit into the mix.
I just have to ask...so far all people keep bringing up is the Duran fight to criticize hagler. What about some of the poor losses Griffith had...
