The "Phantom Punch."

[Ben Bolt]

Maybe not a fix, but a boxer that gave up after being knocked down and horrible refereeing. Can we at least agree on that?

I'm not sure this was bad refereeing as the situation never had occured before.

I believe any ref had been bewildered. It's said the timekeeper and The Ring editor Nat Fleischer were yelling to Walcott to stop the fight.

Fleischer at the time was an important voice in boxing. He knew a fighter scoring a knockdown should enter a neutral corner. But in this fight, he somehow returned to the old rule book.

I can imagine Walcott, put under pressure, listened to Fleischer's wrong call. As Fleischer was a prominent figure in the branch, Walcott believed he did right stopping the fight.

However, it wasn't. If there's anyones fault for this premature stoppage, I think it is Fleischer's.

[clemenza]

I agree Houdini , if you watch Ali first fight with Jerry Quarry he was landing crisp short right hands and jerry had no answers except to click them with his forehead. Ali in those early years was very precise with that short punch.
And that’s that

[Anthony342]

I agree Houdini , if you watch Ali first fight with Jerry Quarry he was landing crisp short right hands and jerry had no answers except to click them with his forehead. Ali in those early years was very precise with that short punch.
And that’s that

Hey Clemenza, good to see you back. As for Paulie, you won't see him no more.

[clemenza]

Hey Clemenza, good to see you back. As for Paulie, you won't see him no more.

He’s out sick he’s got a cold

[QueensburyRules]

--- Fleischer was yelling cause Walcott had already blown the call when he tussled with Ali to keep him from kicking Liston's noggin in.

Yeah, and hope all have a merry Christmas and safe holiday season...

[Anthony342]

He’s out sick he’s got a cold

HAHA yup..

[johnbook]

It was Barzini all along.

[Anthony342]

It was Barzini all along.

Yep. Only he was smart enough to outfight Santino. Tattaglia was a pimp.

[The Old LefHook]

Tread lightly wherever halfwits speak of what is "obvious."

[travestyny]

Luca Brasi sleeps with the fish.