Louis-Walcott 1, Sharkey-Schmeling 2, Robinson-Fullmer 3
Billy Petrolle v. King Tut, 34 seconds.
I think Hagler's lack of enthusiasm and confidence in himself because of his worries about aging before the fight caused him to be hesitant at the...
Nice analysis given that we have so little in the way of facts to go on.
Dave Shade (vs. Jack Britton and Mickey Walker), Young Stribling (vs. Mike McTigue), Bryan Downey (vs. Johnny Wilson), Billy Graham (vs. Kid...
Then there'd be a good possibility that Joe Louis would still be champ! Or insert the name of whomever you think is the no. 1 heavyweight of all...
He was a courageous man and his personal behavior was a credit to the sport and to mankind. I believe he legitimately defeated Jack Sharkey and...
The most believable to me, even though it's not based on the facts of any specific event, is "The Setup", a 1949 film starring Robert Ryan. It...
Yes, Matthews is a 75 pounder.
The era of 4 and 6 round fights in states like California produced a lot of draws since the bouts were very often too short to render a conclusive...
Billy Conn may have been a LHW, but he had pretty well cleaned up the heavyweight division as it was comprised in 1941.
I go with Ali-Terrell. Terrell was the WBA (sic?) champion; he was the fighter with best chance of defeating Ali during his first championship...
Maxie Rosenbloom vs. Jock Malone
By and large, as I've gotten older I don't rate fighters inter-generationally. I collect information about my personal favorites. As far as...
Maxie Rosenbloom, Harry Greb were fast punchers as I have read.