I'd like to bump this. Also I should note I made a typo with his record, I meant 22-3, not 22-2. He had to retire due to an eye injury suffered in one of his final fights that began to hinder his vision. It was later attributed to and diagnosed as traumatic glaucoma. We spoke a lot about his profess...

This has been bothering me. Today is 48 years since Ezzard Charles died. Boxrec lists his date of death as May 27. It is May 28. All research shows May 28, including death records. Here is one of many newspapers dating his death as May 28, 1975 (5/28/75 was a Wednesday, this is the Thursday edition...

Thank you; I waited until the change was made and then corrected the date on his biography page under section "Professional Career" in the final paragraph.

This has been bothering me. Today is 48 years since Ezzard Charles died. Boxrec lists his date of death as May 27. It is May 28. All research shows May 28, including death records. Here is one of many newspapers dating his death as May 28, 1975 (5/28/75 was a Wednesday, this is the Thursday edition ...

Can I get a full fledged response here please with your sources for his record, which I have been disputing since 2009.

Note; 135/61.2/9st9 is Lightweight established in 1886 and is the same to date over 135 is welterweight to 147 max since 1914 but jr welter also known a super lightweight was established 1959. Which means before 1959 your friend was a welterweight. He weighed in as a lightweight in first fight at 1...

Still waiting for an update.

Sorry, I meant it showed 66-3 now, it was 68-3 at first, then 69-3. What happened to the three other fights?

What happened to Joe Louis' record? Was 69-3, 55 Kos (previously 68-3, 54 Kos) and title defenses 26 pervious 25. Now 66-2? Someone please explain.

Floyd Mayweather, with cherry picking opponents, oh no lets stir up some controversy! Sorry Floyd lovers. If Chavez is overrated, what is Floyd?

Surprised he wasnt' mentioned yet; "Irish" Micky Ward was rarely in a dull fight.

I read in Sports Illustrated after the fight happened that one of the judges scored the 2nd round 10-10, which is an impossibility given Holyfield scored a knockdown. He deserved no less than 10-9 and even that is being generous. Scoring the 10-10 round 10-9 would have turned the fight into a draw.

Could an editor update this, please?

Thank you, I will try that and see what I can find.

1967-04-11 207 Jefferson Davis 205½ 29-11-1 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States W KO 5 10 Joe Frazier was 14-0 at this time and I need more information on this fight. I will be conducting an interview with Joe Frazier soon and I work for a well known boxing news site as well as an up an...

The Bernie Devine fight was scheduled for four rounds and went the distance. If these could be updated and the other fights be credited to Roland Levesque, I would appreciate it greatly. And also update his birthdate (9/9/1922), current residence (Plant City, Florida), height at 5'7" and his na...

Roland Levesque was another resident of Fall River, Mass, no relation. According to Norman, he went by "Bishop." Also, according to Norman, he went 3-0, which would leave me to believe the other fights belong to Roland.

That may have been his brother. According to Norman Levesque, he only had 3 bouts, going 3-0. I will ask him to further clarify this. Thank you for the heads up on the other name.

boxer: Red Levesque Global ID 256500 sex male division welterweight nationality United States residence Fall River, Massachusetts, United States won 4 (KO 2) + lost 2 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 6 rounds boxed 23 : KO% 33.33 This is my fiancee's father. He was born 9/9/1922 and was 5'7". His real name ...

In a real response to this topic, this was the Ali-Terrell fight. I watched it recently and I believe that image is in real time. You can tell by how slow the ref is moving for anyone who believes otherwise.

First I want to say, rest in peace champ. This would be an all out war. Arturo was arguably at his best at 130, partly in the fact that he put on so much weight after the weigh-in. Chacon was an all out fighter with two of my favorite fights, against Boza-Edwards II and Limon IV. As great as Bobby w...

Just gonna add my take: Tyson had a ferocious left hook, which Ali had trouble with his entire career. Surely that would land on occasion, possibly even shake up Ali, but Ali would overcome it and take a comfortable decision or score a late stoppage. Would have been a pleasing bout to the eyes, no d...

ringsider wrote:Isn't every fight competitive for one round, pretty much?

Springing from mind, Roy Jones versus Reggie Johnson wasn't competitive for even five seconds. Dude landed less than 50 punches in a twelve round fight.

I rank Ali, Louis, Marciano, Dempsey, Frazier, Foreman, Charles, Lewis and Johnson above him. You have 9 there. I put him maybe 10-15 alongside Liston, Tyson, Patterson, depending on the day, but I've never been a big fan of Holmes. Sometimes I see him at #3-4 on some lists and that I find is overr...

Senya13 wrote:Some of Jack Dempsey's early bouts listed, were called amateur fights by Salt Lake Telegram.

Do you have any specifics on which fights the Salt Lake Telegram were called as amateur fights?