Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
I was watching the French fighter,Georges Carpentier and the commentator mentioned he won EVERY FRENCH TITLE FROM BANTAMWEIGHT to HW?! What hell?!!?

I also just saw Ted Lewis,a 5foot5 WW,fighting a 200 pound HW,a difference of 56 pounds or so and KO him?!!?!?

And I just saw a really cool fight of Stanley Ketchel,the best MW fight Jack Johnson,the best HW?! Amazing ending,Ketchel dropped Johnson!!!? Then Johnson got right back up and KTFO Ketchel! I thought Ketchel was unconscious!

I know it's random information but they were awesome fights!

And I LOOOOVED Benny Leonard v Lew Tindler(I'm not sure if I spelt that right). Classic boxer v puncher,2 greats at lightweight if I'm correct. Anyway,1thing that perplexed me was that the commentator mentioned,that all Benny had to do was not get knocked out and he would keep his title,via no decision? This confused me! Why would it be a no decision and not go to the scorecards?

CC for any responses,I must have made a few mistakes in there so forgive me!
Excellent stuff Gamo,Major leauge CCCCCC to you for delving into what is sometimes dismissed as ancient and/or Non-applicable by some of Boxing fans.
every time we get a Top ten Greatest list or top bouts all time,I dont think about Last week Or even last year.The entirity of this sport spans centurys and boxing in the 1900's is very obtainable and is there to be studied.I am not entirely sure why and or how the No-Decision rules apply but they were a dime a dozen back then.you can read records of the fighters then and they would fight every week or month,sometimes the same fighter over and over.
Benny leonard,The original "professor" was a Phsycological master boxer going in against the relentless and awkward southpaw Lew Tendler and buy all accounts it was an awesome specticle 1 of 2.I read that Tendler was really working him over early and knocked one of Leonards teeth out in round 5.Leonard Played possume in the 8th after being hurt on the ropes(he said his legs were Paralyzed) and feigned a low blow causing a break in action Lol,Some thing never change huh.Sounds like in the 9th leonard rebounded and even shook Tendler a couple times but Benny was cut and swollen and lucky to retain his title.sounds like agreat fight.Why the f!!! am I Posting It,You Have the fight to watch!!!!??
The No-decision part is unknown to me.I know a large number of bouts back then did not use Judges,they had Newspaper writers render decisionsLeonard made a sad comback (sound familiar )In 1932 going 19-1 after the stock market crash.The sad irony is Leonard Did Die in the ring,in 1947 he collapsed and died of a stroke while working as a referee in a match between Julio Jiminez vs.Eddie Sosa in N.Y. Thank for the history lesson El Gamo,Refreshing CC.