Yeah , I was going by my arrogant, but faulty memory. The argument still holds, however. I almost looked it up before I wrote it, but I was lazy...
After losing his title bid to Ezzard Charles on September 29, 1950, Joe Louis resumed his career on November 29, 1950 and had eight fights in 11...
If he fought continuously without regard to his declining skills, I honestly think he would either have died from brain damage or else been in a...
If Louis had kept fighting after the Marciano fight, he would literally have been dead by the time Patterson became champion. End of story.
Rough diamond, you might consider following this thread up with a Canzoneri-McLarnin post. It may have already been done, but the posters here...
The fights I listed were all filmed, so the participants of this thread can double check my judgment.
Doug Jones-Zora Folley II. Two well-schooled fighters. Folley dominates early, but Jones comes on like a pro and stops him in the sixth. Doug...
It also depends on how badly the first punch stunned the opponent. A fighter's defensive abilities and instincts can be rendered extinct for a few...
Henry Armstrong, Allen Matthews
For me, there are no "all-time great clinchers." What kind of a category is that? To me, the correct designation would be "the worst clinchers of...
Yes, there is probably about one minute or so of his no-decision fight with Jim Savage on the undercard of the Jess Willard-Frank Moran...
Maybe tough, but intensely focused boxing fans.
Except the judges, the referees, Ring Magazine. Just who are these everybody elses you are talking about? And will they stand up to the eye...
Chuvalo and Machen definitely lost the fights. No question. Any claim that Terrell's fights against Chuvalo and Machen were close and could have...
IMO, the Chuvalo and Machen fights weren't close. Apparently the Williams fight was.
