Heavyweight Dreamer

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:03:19 +0200

I think the "I broke my arm, I quit" story is as apocryphal as the "Jack Kearns bet $100K Dempsey would beat Willard in the 1st" and "Harry Greb-Mickey Walker Silver Slipper rematch" stories are.

In response to:Jim Jeffries - how tough was he?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:47:41 +0200

Jeffries is vastly underrated today. Very likely, he would have beaten all the other heavyweight champions.
Strength, power, chin, stamina, determination, heart - he possessed them all.

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:02:11 +0200

Jack Johnson didn't quit and refuse to fight beyond the 10th round. The fight was only ever scheduled for 10.

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:54:14 +0200

Awesome, I did not know that Jack Johnson quit, can't believe he got away with a draw. Very nice look at the top fighters of the era. You know and I know the white establishment would have never allowed the title to stay in the hands of the black fighters for so long, but interesting.

In response to:Jim Jeffries - how tough was he?

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:59:15 +0100

jim jeffries was my great, great uncle. even thought im a girl my family swears a have his fighting skills, at least some of the. my meaness cames natural. Im a girl, but can take down most men without much problems. My whole family says i would be the wrong person to attack in a dark alley! Me and my 5 foot 3 self!

In response to:Ingemar Johansson - the Viking Champ

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:43:35 +0200

Johansson was not knocked out in the London fight. He got up at the count of four just as the bell sounded to end the 12th round and the fight,

In response to:Jim Jeffries - how tough was he?

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:38:17 +0200

I believe Jeffries would have beaten all the other heavyweight champions - Ali, Holmes, Louis and Johnson too.

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:31:06 +0200

My new biography about Sam Langford is now available:
http://www.bennetthastings.com/author.php?author_id=13

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:14:02 +0200

Dempsey always had trouble with Meehan so no guarantee that he would work him out over a longer distance.

As far as the distance goes, 15 rounds didn't become the standard championship distance until the 1930's. Up to that point ther was no consistency. Tunney beat Dempsey over 10 rounds, Johnson fought O'Brien over six rounds. Willard and Johnson was scheduled for 45 rounds whereas Dempsey v Willard was a 12 rounder.

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Sat, 24 May 2008 05:07:37 +0200

Interesting. Alot of big names mentioned. Langford certainly deserved the title or atleast a shot at it. Ironical that Jack Johnson effectively drew the colour line on him.

I haven't checked all the boxrec records, but that fight between Dempsey and Meehan was a 4 rounder and the result dubious. If it were a real title fight it would've been 15 rounds atleast. Dempsey would've won. So I think your timeline does end at that point; and Dempsey would've been champ until Tunney beat him in '26...unless he fought Wills. Any way Langford reckons Dempsey would've beaten Wills.

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:50:44 +0100

I am not aware of anything currently in print. Monte Cox has an interesting piece on Langford at the link below:
http://coxscorner.tripod.com/langford.html

In response to:What if Jack Johnson had lost to Jim Johnson?

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:32:57 +0100

Is there a book about Sam Langford availiable on the Market.?

In response to:Riddick Bowe – The coulda been great

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:54:49 +0100

It was unbelievable in my McDonald's walked this man that I knew
I had seen somewhere before. Big hands, an easy going smile and a hello for everyone who passed by. When asked he simply said, "My name is Riddick Bowe. I work at a McDonald's in Fallbrook, CA a little town in So. CA.

I guess it just goes to show that big names do pass through our doors sometimes.

In response to:Some movement in a stagnant Heavyweight scene

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:47:30 +0100

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In response to:Some movement in a stagnant Heavyweight scene

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:37:19 +0200

When are you going to post again I would be interested in your views on the way things have panned out in the heavyweight division.

In response to:Boxing's balance of power shifts

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:11:18 +0200

My son goes to boxing class. He is going to enter first tournament next month.

In response to:Bob Fitzsimmons the first multi-weight Champ

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 23:12:13 +0100

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In response to:Mike Tyson - an American tragedy

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:58:15 +0200

A real tragedy! He will always be remembered for his antics

In response to:Michael Spinks - the Enigma

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:33:35 +0200

Audley has always been a bit of a disappointment. He has the tools and the pedigree to be a great heavyweight but his ego is a bit too closely involved in his career. By now 5 years after the Olympics I would have expected him to have beaten a couple of top ten contenders by now. Sometimes you have to take the small end of the purse just to get a chance.

Raham on the other hand has nowhere near the same talent but is prepared to get in the ring with the big names. I think Klitschko will be too much for him.

In response to:Michael Spinks - the Enigma

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:56:54 +0200

Brilliant stuff. What do u think of Audley Harrison, and Rahman's second go at the belt?

In response to:Muhammad Ali - the Greatest

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:07:27 +0200

did you know he as also married at a small venue in South Shields, Tyne & Wear... a coastal town not far from me....

In response to:Max Schmeling - the Good German

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:11:34 +0200

Whats that odour?

Is it Max Schmeling?

In response to:Max Schmeling - the Good German

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:45:50 +0200

What an obituary!

In response to:Jim Jeffries - how tough was he?

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:01:11 +0200

I don't suppose Jim would have stood much chance in a no- holds-barred match with Bruce Lee then? The greatest all-round fighter ever and the "fittest man in the world" dead at 33? We all know he was bumped off, not by Chuck Norris but by cunning Chinese poisoning.
But that Jim was a tough 'un ok! I would not have fancied the dark alley on a wet night treatment from him, even with my cat speed reactions.

Unusual blog, and entertaining too.

cheers
CATHEAD