Rover wrote:RIP.

I remember seeing some of his fights on the BBC in the early sixties. An all-action boxer. R.I.P.

My grandfather was a great fight fan, and saw a lot of fights in the thirties, I remember he raved over Jock McAvoy, said he never saw a harder puncher.

I would say Hearns within the first five rounds.

The Fifties. I was seventeen when 1950 dawned. After the grey days of the war years and the austerity of the late forties, a new era brought in great times here in the UK. Suddenly, with us there was the great sports, boxing, football, cricket, entertainment with music and films,it all came together...

In my opinion any man who goes into the ring and takes it seriously as Ken Norton did demands respect.

I was an avid boxing fan in my Royal Air Force years 1951-1956, perhaps that to me they were so memorable with fighters such as- Rocky Marciano : Ezzard Charles: Archie Moore : Bob Satterfield : Randy Turpin : Kid Gavilan ; Gil Turner : Harold Johnson : Joe Brown : Art Aragon : Willie Pep : Jimmy Ca...

Congratulations on compiling a fascinating list. Every boxing fan on the planet would have different ideas. Iv'e been following the fight game since Louis v Farr, but I could never have attempted anything like this. Brilliant selection.

Listening to the Turpin v Robinson fight on the BBC back in '51. The feeling that we had a World Champ was marvellous. The fight was on the Tuesday, and there was so much interest that the BBC broadcast the recording of the whole fight again on the Friday evening. (needless to say I listened to it a...

Saw Baksi giving Woodcock a beating in London back in '47, breaking his jaw in the process. Baksi went on to Sweden where he was expected to do the same against Tandberg and then return to the States for a title fight. But he lost a split decision against Tandberg . He took time off boxing, then a c...

I think stinglikeabee's analysis of the Heavyweights is absorbing. I'm 76 and have been a dedicated boxing fan since WW2, but rarely have I seen such a logical review of boxers. Great reading.

I agree. I took 'The Ring' from November 1948 to the late sixties. After Nat it was all downhill. I sold most of the early ones (up to the early 60s to an American buyer). I still have boxes of 'Rings' , Boxing & Wrestling Illustrated, plus a great number of other titles.from the early 60s to th...

I saw Rocky sweep Don Cockell aside back in '55. He never stopped boring in with head, shoulders, elbows etc. not forgetting his fists. He might have bothered the later Tyson but the late eighties version of Iron Mike I think would have swamped the Rock. It's all if's and but's. If my Auntie had bee...

Henry had dynamite in his left hand, and he had the measure of most of the heavies in the UK and Europe at the time, and that is where the money was. The light-heavies were thin on the ground over here, but the American's were a different story. He probably prolonged his career by staying clear of t...

Very, very interesting thread.

I go for the 1950 Jake LaMotta 15th Rd. KO of Laurent Dauthille. I had a mate who was in the Merchant Navy and was over there at the time. He raved over it when he came home. I did see some highlights of it in our local cineme some weeks after, I took ' The Ring ' at the time and the review of it wa...