Cobb had a great chin. So did George Chuvalo.I saw Mike Dejohn lift Chuvalo off his feet with a first round uppercut.Antuofermo was one tough fighter.His bout with Cyclone Hart was a war.I didnt know that Shields is training fighters.Wasn't Ranzany a prison guard? Sutherland was another real good co...

I also remember the Cuevas-Ranzany bout. It was also a bad loss for Ranzany. That said, he was still a very good fighter.As for Shields, I saw his bouts with Leonard, Hearns, Benitez and Cuevas.They were great fighters;Shields was good not great.Ranzany, Shields, Andy Price and Monroe Brooks were ea...

I saw the Leonard-Ranzany fight and the ending was indeed brutal. Ranzany was a very good fighter. In fact, with the exception of De La Hoya, Ranzany was better than any 147 pounder that Shane Mosley has beaten. I would take Ranzany over Six Heads Lewis and Ricardo Mayorga. Leonard's KO of Andy Pric...

How good of a fighter was Bunny Grant? Does anyone have any memories of seeing him fight?

Riggio fought Rocky Graziano in 1942. I believe that his son founded Barnes and Noble bookstores.

I've read the old Ring article about Randall. Sports Illustrated never even ran a small mention of Randall's sacrifice after I wrote to them.Randall should have been the cover story profile in Sports Illustrated last year and not Bob Kalsu(the football player who died in Vietnam 3 years after Randal...

I've read the old Ring article about Randall. Sports Illustrated never even ran a small mention of Randall's sacrifice after I wrote to them.Randall should have been the cover story profile in Sports Illustrated last year and not Bob Kalsu(the football player who died in Vietnam 3 years after Randal...

Is Lenzie Morgan any relation to L.C. Morgan?

Last summer, Sports Illustrated had a cover story about a pro football player who was killed in Vietnam.The aticle claimed that this man was the only pro athlete to die there. I wrote to Sports Illustrated at the time, and apprised them of Rip Randall-they, in turn, sent me a lame letter contending ...

In reading about British Commonwealth title fights I came across the following result: Jonathan Dele W.pts.15 Percy Hayles, July 16, 1976 at Lagos, Nigeria.Can anyone confirm this result?Also, does anyone know when Hayles was killed? I think it was a traffic accident,in 1976, but I am not certain.

Mike: The library was not able to get the Las Vegas paper from 1974 so that I could confirm the Garcia-Kolovart result. The asked me for a $10.00 fee to try again to obtain it.I'm not prepared to pay $10.00 for this second attempt.

Justin: go to cyberboxingzone.com. In their encyclopedia section click on journeymen and tomato cans. You will see Angel Robinson Garcia. There is an excerpt from Pacheco's book as well as an outstanding article written in appreciation of Garcia's career. These are must reads for boxing fans. As for...

Urtain certainly garnered attention in the early 70's. It's interesting that in the 1970's, Spain produced 5 world champions from 1971-1977,though only one in all the subsequent years(I think).Castanon was a solid 126 pound contender; Evangelista had some success too at the world class level. I woul...

Mike: I am still awaiting the Las Vegas paper so that The Garcia-Kolovart result can be confirmed-unless of course someone else has already confirmed it.Also, if you ever get the motivation to do so, please add whatever new info about Garcia that you have.His career was extremely interesting and any...

Anyone have information on this bout? I am looking for weights, scoring, purses, or any details on how the bout progressed.

Thanks for the info, guys.

I read an old post on this site in which someone wrote that he thinks it was either Zulueta or Bud Smith who was killed by gang members in a street brawl.Smith died very young-I don't know the cause. This was also the only reference that I have seen about Zulueta's death(if, in fact, he is deceased).

Is it true that Zulueta was murdered in a street fight? If yes, when did this happen?

Anybody interested in fighters from this era and location? I'd really like to discuss it.

Hookie: you certainly put Robinson's career in the right perspective.A prime Robinson was the best who has ever boxed.The Robinson of the Basilio and Fullmer fights was not the prime Robinson.One point about Maxim: he insisted that Bob Foster was overrated. Maxim claimed that he would have beaten Fo...

Wallace is not listed in 1970 RRB.Sorry, but I don't have a 1971 RRB.

How's this for a link between a 1940's bantamweight champ and the current heavyweight champ? Ortiz-Pep-Saddler-Elorde-Carlos Ortiz-Charnley-Griffith-Tiger-Foster- Ali-Holmes-Holyfield-Lewis.

Glad to read your latest posting re:Kid Azteca.Hope you're around alot longer.I have a question about Boston Blackie.Did two different island fighters use the same name?On an old posting, you listed a Boston Blackie fight from 1947 and another from 1983.While this is possible, it is a very, very lon...

The rules of the Funaki-Duran match were unclear to me.Commentary was in Japanese.In the first round, Funaki took Duran down in the center of the ring-after a few seconds on the mat, the referee made the both of them get up and start fighting again.I thought Funaki would end the match when he took D...

I saw the Duran-Funaki match. Duran dropped Funaki for a nine count with a body shot before he was defeated.Duran was said to have weighed 218-he sure looked it.I'm not sure of how good of a grappler Funaki is, but I think that a younger, lighter Duran would have KO'd Funaki for certain.