Rare films, right here.

[Eff Pandas]

LOL some funny sh^t in there.

[Ivich]

Braddock was a heavyweight in name only. A journeyman by record is more accurate. He was 174 pounds vs Loughran.

Point out where I said ,suggested,or implied Braddock was a heavyweight in that fight? Jesus Christ it was for the NY version of the Lhvy Title.You think I didn't know that? And Braddock was 170lbs ,not174lbs.

[Eff Pandas]

Oh this is a beautiful video as mfer who's been saying boxing has never been above novelty fights & saying whats happening now is nothing new. Mfers ALWAYS been interested in novelty sh^t & here's some proof from almost 90yrs ago.

[Willie Pep 229]

LOL some funny sh^t in there.

There's no crying in boxing!

[Ivich]

Oh this is a beautiful video as mfer who's been saying boxing has never been above novelty fights & saying whats happening now is nothing new. Mfers ALWAYS been interested in novelty sh^t & here's some proof from almost 90yrs ago.

Fake.John L Sullivan fought a Savate boxer and ko'd him,

[Eff Pandas]

Fake.John L Sullivan fought a Savate boxer and ko'd him,

Idk if it is or not nor do I care per se. The fact they cared about a novelty fight was my main point.

Like I always say circus fights aren't new to boxing so ppl shouldn't dog ppl that do them now unless they are dogging this guy in the video & John L & Ali & all the others in history who did them. There is a long history of novelty fights in boxing. Its nothing new like some ppl suggest it is.

[Ivich]

Idk if it is or not nor do I care per se. The fact they cared about a novelty fight was my main point.

Like I always say circus fights aren't new to boxing so ppl shouldn't dog ppl that do them now unless they are dogging this guy in the video & John L & Ali & all the others in history who did them. There is a long history of novelty fights in boxing. Its nothing new like some ppl suggest it is.

I totally agree.If there's a buck to be made---.

[them_apples]

Yeah and if light heavyweight spinks can beat on 6 ft 7 cooney as bad as he did, I am pretty sure we shouldn’t write braddock off due to being a former lhw

[Ivich]

Yeah and if light heavyweight spinks can beat on 6 ft 7 cooney as bad as he did, I am pretty sure we shouldnât write braddock off due to being a former lhw

Spinks at 6ft 2.5in had the height to add the extra poundage to he was just under 208lbs for Cooney,,so hardly a Lhvy.
Braddock was 170lbs to Loughran's 174lbs,but when he fought Baer he had added 24lbs to his frame.
If size did not matter neither of them would have thought it necessary to do so.

Boxing with Wilson Pitts - Charley Burley film study - YouTube

[Dr. Z]

Yeah and if light heavyweight spinks can beat on 6 ft 7 cooney as bad as he did, I am pretty sure we shouldnât write braddock off due to being a former lhw

I would if you watch him and compare other heavyweight champions and top contenders. Braddock is not as talented as Spinks was, so why use him in your reasoning? Yes it is true he did not fight in two years as champion, yet he floored Joe Louis in his return match. IMO, that says more about Louis than you would care to admit.