You're 100 % right. Without video it is all hearsay but growing up in Boston i've been able to talk to alot of people who remember him around here. Videoguy may have more knowledge on Flaman than me but I do have 4 or 5 great articles from his day that i'd be more than happy to email if anyone's interested. I've been trying to track down some video but it's tough.
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Originally Posted by EDDIESHORETOEBLAKE
I can respect that, but let's face a few facts - I don't believe there is one of us on this site that has seen one of his fights, let alone enough of his fights to make an educated guess as to how he would have matched up with other tough guys in the league at the time . . . its essentially all hearsay . . . I've heard that both Howe and Fontinato were tough as nails . . . I just sort of plucked a couple of names out from that era based upon hearsay . . . I think it goes without saying that everyone sees fights differently, so how can we even guesstimate about how tough Flaman was when few, if any, on this site have even seen one of his fights . . .
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