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Originally Posted by mh2365
Yeah that's what made me think his 13 was legit but he lost to a 5 and a 7 along the way too .. seemed like maybe he was a Jermain Taylor of his day where he fought to the level of his competition.
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I think any of these problems in early and mid career for McClarnin may be attributable to his begining his career at 112 and growing into his adult welterweight size of 147 through the first half of his career. In 1926 when he lost 3 bouts to Bud Taylor, Johnny Farr, and Doc Snell he was only 20 years. He was fighting guys like Memphis Pal moore and Fidel LaBarba in his second year as a pro. The only problem I've ever had with his ranking in the game is with his power. He was called, in the Ring Magazine, when at his prime, the hardest puncher in boxing by Nat Fleisher. This isn't reflected in the game because he only had 20 wins by stoppage, just 25 % of his bouts but you won't stop a lot of opponents when they all have whiskers like steelwoool. He suffers from the same type of disrespect regarding power as Tony Canzoneri.
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