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[Willie Pep 229]

Me thinks everybody puts too much emphasis (faith in) quotes. The reality is celebrities say things to fit their current circumstances.

If I can find a quote of Muhammad Ali calling Joe Fraizer the greatest fighter ever, would that close the issue on Ali's opinion of Frazier, or would we...

[Willie Pep 229]

So 1950s - Gleason 'admiring' all those men. Has anyone ever seen post-war spouse abuse statistics by prize fighters? Such 1950s (un)reality.

I assume Rocky's show didn't last. It looked to be a real snoozer. Neither man will ever be noted as a master of the 'sound bite' -- Match, in your...

[Willie Pep 229]

Just plain stupid . . . the live crowd at the Andre the Giant-Wepner 'fight/match' were greatly entertained; after as they watched the live feed from Japan of Ali-Inoki, they chanted "fix."

[Willie Pep 229]

Hatpin Mary and the Jamaican Kid....

[Willie Pep 229]

How do we know Ricky lost - all we got is this other guy's kid's story.

You know this is wrestling and it was probably played out like King Kong vs. Godzilla, (1950s version) you got sensitive dedicated fans on both sides so you have to be careful how you write the script. I just can't...

[Willie Pep 229]

Why would you call other posters' opinions 'dishonest'? -- Do you believe they all, in secret, know you're right but go ahead and lie anyway?

Or is it that your opinion is so universally accepted that it's a 'given' and anyone who speaks against it must be a liar?

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[Willie Pep 229]

Ah! Ok then he wasn't and wouldn't have been !...

[Willie Pep 229]

Alright that's a fair argument but I disagree - I'm a lineal guy - holding the HW Title hostage is a boxing tradition (like throwing chairs after a bad decision) -- I say stick with traditions. The world is always an unfair place; many a great contender got screwed out of their shot and I don't think...

[Willie Pep 229]

Yes, thank you for saying that out loud --- also what does the OP mean when he says Tyson regained his title ? Maybe he won BS belt but he was never HW Champion of World again after Douglas KOed him....

[Willie Pep 229]

No one said Dempsey didn't fight Wills because the money wasn't there. I have personally said, on several occasions, that the fight would have packed the Polo Gounds just like Firpo did. You are the one who keeps saying it is a Dempsey argument so you can claim to debunk it. But you are debunking a...

[Willie Pep 229]

No doubt a Latino name but me thinks the boy is more Asian than Spanish. Hispanic is suppose to come from a mix of Spanish and American Indian blood ( so I think I may be wrong). But I think you have to come from Latin America to be considered Hispanic.

Besides he looks more Asian than...

[Willie Pep 229]

It will not last - once these celebrity boys start taking punches to the face they will disappear before ruining their careers.

Back in the late 70s just after SB 13 (Miami) they had a NFL celebrity boxing tournament - these giant defensive ends and offensive tackles started throwing haymakers...

[Willie Pep 229]

Thanks for taking the time to post. There is an excellent Dempsey cartoon and critique in the newspaper (Chicago Tribune) next to the McGovern-Kilbane article. Going to look all the articles over. Thanks again....

[Willie Pep 229]

"Worst" seems a funny word to use to describe the tenth best HW ever.

[Willie Pep 229]

Do you know why Hafey quit after the Lopez fight? He only had an eight year career (but many fights), he seems best defined by his loses, Lopez, Arguello, Olivares (SD), a classic contender. Today he probably would have held a belt or two.

P.S. If we are going to talk about him more often...

[Willie Pep 229]

Why would Dempsey sour his relationship with Rickard by crossing the color line to fight Langford in 1918?

He (Dempsey) was positioned for a tile shot at Willard which Rickard would have pulled away if he thought for a second Dempsey would put the HW title at risk with a Black man.
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[Willie Pep 229]

Perfect! --- Thank You. -- actually a fun read. --- Johnson-Dempsey, funny but they weren't afraid to cross a fantasy color line....

[Willie Pep 229]

That's your answer and you accuse Dempsey of ducking?

"too good" is a relative phrase -- yes he was 'to good' to suddenly appear across the ring when Dempsey was expecting a half effort exhibition, not a prize fight. That was the dirty trick you won't admit to....

[Willie Pep 229]

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Yes, "humanity" if Dempsey had fought Langford in '22 he would have killed (literally) the half-blind ring worn old man. They (Kearns/Dempsey) didn't duck him they said "no" to what would have been a sad night for boxing.

You like to challenge people...

[Willie Pep 229]

"The Tiananmen Square protests were student-led demonstrations calling for democracy, free speech and a free press in China. They were halted in a bloody crackdown, known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, by the Chinese government on June 4 and 5, 1989."

The time line is correct...