Sorry, I cant read it at the moment, I'm viewing through my Blackberry and it's impossible to read that on a 2 1/2 inch screen. I think I've read it before though, over on CBZ. Loughran has hopes for Patterson and pretty much compliments the modern (50s) fighters. Good article.
Thanks Suzie. I always admired Tommy Loughran,a thinking Mans fighter. Looks like a fair decent writer too. Notice what he said about Carnera? Ahem :good
Just read it now Suzie, please dont stop posting these! Thanks a lot! Great this, fighters will always see generations succeedin' their own as not as tough!! Loughran was a reall man! I like how he said he was a boxer, not a runner!
Several very interesting and controversial opinions: 1. Loughran I believe is much more insightful in his evaluation of Marciano than Fleischer was. Loughran appreciates Marciano's effective defense, and head movement, although he puts it down to crudeness rather than just being unorthodox. His view that Marciano would have beaten a young Joe Louis as well as the old one is an eye-opener. 2. I found it fascinating that he thought the fighters of the fifties were more impressive physically than the fighters of his era and that the reasons he gave are still considered valid today. 3. His high opinion of Dempsey is worth noting. 4. That part about getting rid of Robinson and Moore because they 'couldn't do anything' themselves is strange, given that each could and did score spectacular knockouts. On the other hand, we are living in an era when almost all the top fights are between men in their 30's or even up--witness Calzaghe and Hopkins--and most do seemed defined by caution and take no chances offenses. 5. The idea of turning young fighters over to Blinky Palermo strikes a bizarre note. Palermo was later proven to have been involved in fixed fights.
