Ken Overlin vs. Tony Zale

http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=3147,2248547&dq=overlin+hello&hl=en

Give me Conga Ken at his best form vs Garcia over the Man Of Steel.

Zale referred to Hostak as the best he faced. These were brutal encounters' vs two fighters with the same move forward and destroy style. Overlin vs Hostak was to the delight of all in favor of smart Boxing.

Zale and Hostak=the same fighter=Overlin easy!

 

http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...g=3147,2248547&dq=overlin+nodding-hello&hl=en

 

Common, someone argue with me!!

 

I hate to torment you S, but i have to agree that the "in shape " Ken
Overlin [he liked his liquor would outpoiint tony zale at their best.
The Overlin that beat Ezzard charles, fred Apostoli, Al Hostak, Ceferino
Garcia,etc would be too elusive for the hard punching, less mobile Tony
Zale...One of the most underated middleweights in history, was Sailor
Ken Overlin..In 165 bouts on the road Overlin lost just 19 fights.
Sidenote= In a quote i read Overlin when Champion was often called
"the poor man's Harry Greb",Unquote. Overlin was quoted as saying'
"I'm convinced Harry Greb would have licked me, and any contender.
both in the same night, without a rest ".That is the ultimate compliment
to the Pittsburgh Windmill, methinks !...

 

Right on boys!

The most you cloud say about Zale was that he was Hostak with an edge and that fighter can't take Ken when once you read up on the Overlin vs Hostak ass whoppin. It dopes out sooo crystal clear!!
Loss to Henberry was prior to Ken discovering what a hellva fighter he could be when he trained like a pro. This discovery came late vs Garcia. His career best form, a performance that had ole Nat Fleisher RAVING!

 

Right on boys!

The most you cloud say about Zale was that he was Hostak with an edge and that fighter can't take Ken once you read up on the Overlin vs Hostak ass whoppin. It dopes out sooo crystal clear!!
Loss to Henberry was prior to Ken discovering what a hellva fighter he could be when he trained like a pro. This discovery came late vs Garcia. His career best form, a performance that had ole Nat Fleisher RAVING!

 

Actually, Zale clearly outboxed/outmaneuvered Hostak for much of their fights:

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No, there's much more that could be said about him, as the footage clearly shows. He was a much classier and more versatile fighter.

For his part, Overlin scraped by with hotly disputed decisions over Steve Belloise and Fred Apostoli, and was flattened by Freddie Steele, so his style was not without its own shortcomings.

 

It was referred to as biz by Harry B. Smith a highly esteemed boxing scribe of the San Fran Chronicle. The title was in the hands of gangsters at the time. In later interviews Ken got very hyper on more than one sportswriter when questioned about events.

 

Harder to explain Harry B Smith puttin his career on the line.

 

Belloise was the exact same year he beat Garcia.

How much of his performance in that fight have you seen?

And what about all the other boxing scribes who said Overlin was clearly going all-out to win for 3-and-a-half rounds and then got legitimately flattened? Do you just bypass their reports and select one that's more favorable to your point?