I had xeroxes of the local newspaper coverage sent to me by the Salt Lake City Public Librrary, which have been posted in an earlier blog--my...
"I have never read an account that suggests he fought his cornermen." This is from the Salt Lake City Newspaper account of the fight on Feb 14,...
I have not read any of the other posts, but Foster simply never beat even a moderate heavyweight in his career. I don't see him having much of a...
For such a clumsy looking fighter, Bonavena had a good jab and was hard to hit cleanly. I think he would be too skilled for Firpo, and is much...
My guess is this would be a very boring fight with Johnson in his typical laid-back defensive mode, and Johansson using his legs to stay away....
This is a really good list--The only substitution I would consider is Benny Leonard for Sam Langford, but that's a close call, and possibly...
"If Louis had all sorts of power, why did he only score 3 ko's in his last 10 fights." Why did Foreman? Of his last 10 fights, Foreman only...
Interestingly, Foreman scored 3 ko's in his last 10 fights, exactly the same as Louis. The main difference between them is that one of the three...
Mendoza--- I agree with your granddad. Modern heavies would be too big, I think, for old-timers, but are not as interesting to watch for they...
Thanks for posting this. Whatever else one says about Satterfield, he was about as exciting as a fighter gets.
Good pick. I was thinking of Lee Oma. 17 times I believe.
I remember seeing Graziano and Janiro going to a draw. Also Murphy and Bucceroni. Those might not be the first fights I saw on TV but they are...
I quoted him from a 1952 article and gave the citation. You should quote his day after the fight report if it differs significantly from what he...
I thought the debate was over. Anyway, if you have evidence Woods felt differently the day after the fight, why not just post it? You keep saying...
No problem with going Contra Mundum now and then. Some posts seem to indicate I'm hung up on winning these debates. I like to enter a debate...
