When They Were Kings

Mark42661 · 01-08-2004, 12:45 AM

I posted this over in the "Inside the Ropes" section of the forum, but figured I would shamelessly mention it here too.

Take a look:

When They Were Kings

Thanks,
Mark

swampdragon · 01-08-2004, 03:22 AM

I think the period between WWI and WWII was the best for boxing in this country. There was baseball and boxing, and I think you're right that the stars in those sports were far more popular then than they are now. I thought about starting my replay in 1919, but I have this weakness for wanting to start at the beginning.

Mark42661 · 01-08-2004, 03:31 AM

I looked at starting in 1919 myself. That's when the Golden Age of boxing really began. But there is alot to be said for starting from the beginning. The bare-knucklers and the turn of the century fighters are very fascinating. I chose 1930 because it gives me an opportunity to recreate and, through this alternate universe, possibly revise a period that has been kind of relatively ignored in boxing history. Dempsey and Tunney had retired and things would be rather bleak until the arrival of Joe Louis.

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Mark42661 All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 550	When They Were Kings I posted this over in the "Inside the Ropes" section of the forum, but figured I would shamelessly mention it here too. Take a look: When They Were Kings Thanks, Mark

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01-08-2004, 03:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
swampdragon All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 1,732	I think the period between WWI and WWII was the best for boxing in this country. There was baseball and boxing, and I think you're right that the stars in those sports were far more popular then than they are now. I thought about starting my replay in 1919, but I have this weakness for wanting to start at the beginning.

01-08-2004, 03:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mark42661 All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 550	I looked at starting in 1919 myself. That's when the Golden Age of boxing really began. But there is alot to be said for starting from the beginning. The bare-knucklers and the turn of the century fighters are very fascinating. I chose 1930 because it gives me an opportunity to recreate and, through this alternate universe, possibly revise a period that has been kind of relatively ignored in boxing history. Dempsey and Tunney had retired and things would be rather bleak until the arrival of Joe Louis.