Reminds me of future WWE ATG Aleister Black from Holland who used to ask potential opponents to knock on his door and pick a fight with him. Now he's the one picking the fights. Either way, his winning streak is beginning a good legacy for him. Sounds like there are plenty here willing to knock on your door, so your legacy should be cemented before you know it.
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Reminds me of future WWE ATG Aleister Black from Holland who used to ask potential opponents to knock on his door and pick a fight with him. Now he's the one picking the fights. Either way, his winning streak is beginning a good legacy for him. Sounds like there are plenty here willing to knock on your door, so your legacy should be cemented before you know it.
Just wish they were able to discuss things honestly, and in Queenie's case, intelligently and intelligiblyComment
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By the way, does anyone know the true story of what happened when they DID fight in 1906? I kept reading different accounts about Langford flooring Johnson. Now it seems that was a rumor put out by Langford's team to get the rematch.
Otherwise, I've read it was a brutal beating by Johnson. But what's amazing is that even though it likely was a brutal beating, Langford still got a lot of respect for it. Check out this.....
I took out the middle of the article to show how bi-polar it is. Praises Langford at the same time as saying he took a terrible beating. It's amazing he was so much smaller and was able to stand up to it!Comment
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It's kind of like the situation with Rocky Marciano. Trainers who were alive to see Rocky as well as the champs who came before considered him crude and inferior to his predecessors.
On the other hand Marciano has now become a sacred cow to some. They insist that everyone misses his subtle and crafty skillset and will say things like "he was greater than Jack Dempsey."
Which is it, really?Comment
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Being the guy that most delights in tormenting that nutjob, it might seem strange that I'd be the first to defend Queenie. But Queenie actually contributes to this forum. And with all due respect to Ghost and Willie Pep, there's no one here whose knowledge of Boxing most matches mine. I actually have to be very careful when discussing Boxing with Queenie; I don't tread so carefully with anyone else.
It sucks Queenie is such a whack job because when it actually comes to discussing Boxing, Queenie really knows the subject.
That can't be said of everyone... particularly others active in this thread.Comment
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