How would history remember these fighters if there was no film?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by janitor, Jun 26, 2008.


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  1. Jd!

    Jd! showthread.php?t=74250 Full Member

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    not harry greb?
     
    Jd!, Jun 27, 2008
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  2. janitor

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    Harry Greb is prety highly rated anyway so I think that there are other fighters who could enjoy bigger boosts if their best stuff was filmed.
     
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  3. McGrain

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    Also: Greb may have had one of those styles that looked worse than the results it brought - it also, like Rocky Marciano, may have contained - in fact I will say almost certainly DID contain - subtilties that would not neccesarily lend itself to standard filming techniques.

    I agree that there are others who would benifit before him.
     
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  4. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    Thanks to Janitor for an insightful thread idea.

    Film and first-hand testimony are key because mere statistics do not tell half the story.

    This is why I respect contemporary opinions on fighters we cannot study on film. What a tragedy to only be able to look at Ali's record and a few snippets of, say, Round 4 against Cooper, Round 12 against Norton the first time around, and any round against Young or Evangelista! The "Greatest", my eye!
     
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