Agreed they were going to keep getting Wills to fight until he lost an eliminator and he finally did as you said but he gave them an excuse when...
No need to show arrogance. I never made that case for Greb not being in contention, I said he wasn't a cert and I used those boxers as an example...
Just because Harry Greb went around flexing his muscles, beating his chest and calling out Dempsey as a 'bum,' or newspapers were matching Greb as...
Greb was only in the running for a short period of time. It is more modern revisioning that Dempsey dodged Greb. Yes he won an elimination against...
People's lack of understanding of the old timers classic era. 1880 to 1920 is 40 years. No-one would expect Larry Holmes to be mixing it with...
The system was racist and could be easily used as an excuse not to fight a top black contender as their was ample amount of them at the top at any...
But why would they do it on purpose if the fight was a fix anyway. Liston was suffering from a bung shoulder, maybe it was a long term injury and...
Great left hook and way more snappy than anything else he throws, probably suited Frazier with his bobbing and weaving style he was coming down to...
Great thread and some amazing boxers listed already, a few more that should be considered. Oldies: George Gardner, considered one of the most...
Hard to see it being done on purpose, I'd tend to agree it was an accident. Especially as both fights are theoried to have been fixed, unless it...
Love it. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Dempsey, when asking the little ones of 3 great heavyweights they'll generally say Tyson (the Mike one),...
You quoted me wrong. I said size disparities were common back then (which they were) not 110 lb boxers vs 210 lb boxers, I was over exaggerating...
Height, weight and reach are factors, just like speed, footwork, agility etc you learn to use what ever tools you have to your advantage. 1...
Both limited boxers, but Berbick did show glimpses of talent. I think if Berbick comes out relaxed he beats Chisora by UD or late stoppage, if he...
You have to be medically cleared which includes cuts, bumps, bruises and fractures from the previous fight. If you were concussed this has a...