The Old Timers....who are your favorites?

[El Kabong]

I for sure thought Andre would have mentioned Sydney's own Young Griffo (Albert Griffiths). He was quite a fellow indeed, he hated training, he loved drinking, and rumor has it he used to go into a bar much like his Heavyweight counterpart John L. Sullivan and challenge anyone in the house....only what Griffo did instead of beating the crap out of some poor working class guy and taking his money to buy booze like a common bully is he'd unfold his hankerchief, lay it on the floor and say "Any man what can knock me off this kerchief I'll buy a drink for, and anyone that can't buys a drink for me!"

[El Kabong]

Here's some film of Siki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP69CPRwFjA

Sam Langford
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2jtZ31rOlQ

Stanley Ketchel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzAitWvgkNE

Joe Gans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML5WLvrc0P8

Kid Chocolate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEh3IBo_RIg

Hope you guys can get past the fact that those aren't the greatest quality, but still interesting.

[Chris Nagel]

Thanks for that last post Lyle. I haven't seen that Kid Chocolate fight until you posted it. Beautiful.

Edit: By the way, I was just looking up how much punches Joe Gans and Battling Nelson threw a round and found this article from cox's corner: Busting The Modern Myth!

The rest of the figures are fascinating as well, such as Sam Langford having more KO's than Tyson and Foreman combined.

[LEGION]

Jimmy Wilde and alot of the others already mentioned as well.

[bradlee180]

The Manassa Mauler Jack Dempsey.



Couple of nice highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_AsOroeb8w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaPxa-eZss
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[Master]

One thing about reading the Ring was they respected old time fighters and re-told their legendary stories.

[teflonden]

The great Harry greb...and with one eye blind!
Shame theres no fight footage of him

[Master]

The great Harry greb...and with one eye blind!
Shame theres no fight footage of him

Didn't he die trying to get a nose job.

[amat]

The great Harry greb...and with one eye blind!
Shame theres no fight footage of him

Didn't he die trying to get a nose job.

Lol yes but nose job sounds so superficial. It was just a simple septoplasty that went wrong.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I have a real interest in Georges Carpentier, probably most well known for his fight with the great Jack Dempsey, but a very good champion in his own right.



He was more a forties fighter but I think Willie Pep is our sports No.1.