list your all time top 10 p4p ratings.

Out of all the fighters he ranked above Robinson you chose to mention Duran? How about Dwight Qawi, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Young Peter Jackson...

The list is just a plain trainwreck, like most of frankenfrank's posts.

 

Dixon was one of the best of all time. He was the first ever black prize fighter to win a world boxing title.

The newpapers of Dixon's time hailed him as "The greatest of them all." Sam Austin, editor of the Gazette once called Dixon a fighter without a flaw.

Nat Fleischer, described him as “a marvel of cleverness, yet he could hit and slug with the best of them. He was fast, tricky, combative, canny, courageous, a master in every respect of the art of self-defense, a great ring general. His left hand was one of the best in the business. His double left to the body has never been equaled. His right was equally good”

Tom O'Rourke described Dixon thusly, "Of all the fighters I have seen none can compare to Dixon in all around fighting ability. What a wonderful left hand! What a double corking punch to the head and body! What a fighting heart and fighting head! What a superb, all around mastery of the manly art he possessed!" (Oct. 1936 Ring Magazine.)

As one of the posters has said. Alot of Dixon's setbacks and losses have been due to prejudice, and the colour of his skin. The Sept. 30, 1893 Police Gazette reported “Nearly every time Dixon has been pitted against a champion, no matter whether foreign or native, the majority has named Dixon the loser, probably through prejudice, owing to his color, yet he has won.”

The newspaper record proves that Dixon was robbed of a good number of victories in his career. One being against fellow Hall Of Famer Abe Attell.

In the Sep. 14, 1901 Police Gazette, the bout was ruled a draw by the Referee. Reading the account however, it is clear that Dixon deserved the decision. Dixon floored Attell in the first round with a right to the chin. In the third round, “They got in a fierce mix, raining in face and body blows one after the other. Dixon seemed to have the better of the going.” Dixon staggered Abe in the eighth. Dixon also finished strongly but the Ref refused to declare Dixon the winner.

In a Featherweight championship match against Cal McCarthy on Mar. 31, 1891 Dixon had to knock out his opponent twice! In the third round little George knocked McCarthy out cold. But the referee, as in a London Prize Ring Rules, allowed McCarthy’s managers to drag him to his corner and revive him. This is strictly against the rules of the Marquis of Queensbury that governed this bout. Dixon’s manager protested but to no avail. Dixon eventually won by knockout in the 22nd round “with a flurry of offensive fighting.” McCarthy couldn’t continue and Dixon won by knockout.

Dixon, because of the color of his skin, often had to fight under unfair and even dangerous circumstances. There were no boxing commissions in those days and the gamblers controlled boxing. So I would advise not to judge Dixon's career of looking at his ''Boxrec''. Because must of his losses and record are under sketchy circumstances to say the least.
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Dixon participated in the three-day Carnival of Champions at the Olympia Club in New Orleans, where most of boxing's top contenders met. Dixon was matched against the amateur champion Jack Skelly, who was white. Dixon controlled the action from the start, broke Skelly's nose, and knocked him out in the eighth. White fans at the match reacted with shock and disgust, and to keep peace, the Olympia Club decided not to conduct any more mixed-race matches. The racist reaction to this fight led to limited black access to other matches, including heavyweight championships.
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Nat Fleischer once said I doubt ever in the history of pugilism has there ever been a fighter of his weight who engaged in so many thrilling battles, most of them finish fights, and yet he was able to remain at the height of his power for so long”

Dixon held the bantamweight (1890) and featherweight Titles (1891-1897, 1898-1900) winning his first championship at just age 20. Dixon entered the pro ring at just age 16, in his natuve Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1886.

He fought in 23 world championship bouts (some records indicate 33)

Dixon held the Featherweight championship while never weighing beyond 118 pounds.

He often beat men who were natural lightweights. His official record shows 158 bouts, but his record fails to record the actual number of fights he had as many were contested in dance halls and theatres around the country.

Dixon’s manager who traveled with him claimed, before he died, that Dixon had over 800 fights sometimes fighting up to 15 times a week, One issue of the National Police Gazette indicates he had over 1,000.

It was sad how Dixon ended up. He died penniless, just three years after retiring.

 

Don't forget to post your source of information...

http://coxscorner.tripod.com/dixon.html

 

Actually read closely. You will find that there is alot of things that aren't mentioned in that article. And all the quotes I used from managers, writers etc, were all from my own libary.

All them quotes were said before that article was produced. Just because they were used in that article dosen't mean they own them.

 

I knew as soon as he wrote it up where it was from, but then this guy has only posted quotes and/or articles from well reknowned sources. I don't think he means to pass it off as his own like that hack St Boxing.

Here's another interesting bit from the Cox article:

Callis also wrote, “Dixon won nearly 90 percent of the draws and losses on his record but due to various reasons he did not get credit for a win; e.g. racial attitude of the times judged him as loser instead of winner (in some bouts), he had to carry opponents in order to get fights, as well as specific rules for a given fight - i.e. the verdict would be draw if no knockout was scored.”

 

You've obviously taken the information from that article (as well as http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/dixon.html) and simply changed a few words

I don't mind that but you should atleast give credit to the sources that you've gotten your information from instead of talking about your "own library".

 

The quotes on Dixon I never got from Cox Corner. Like I said before, due to them being used in that article, dosen't mean they own them.

I have them things on Dixon, years before them articles were ever written. I feel I have some very interesting things to share about the sweet science and I feel I can make some interesting contributions to this forum due to my knowlodge of boxing.

 

Why would I lie? I recently gave credit to Teddy Atlas for sharing information about a Foreman vs Moorer rematch.

I have all this information in my libary. And don't need to copy of websites. And If I did, I would admit it.

 

http://coxscorner.tripod.com/dixon.html

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Whatever. I personally think it's plainly obvious but I don't deny your contributions to this board. Keep up the good work.

 

The same things that I have in my collection, are written in these articles, due to them being amazing stories of how good of a fighter Dixon was.

It dosen't mean I have copied them.......