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Cap · 10-03-2022, 04:44 PM

From the March issue of Mitt Slingers Magazine...Gunboat Smith nabs top spot in World Rankings with his knockout of British Empire champion Tommy Burns while Burns drops below EBU champion Georges Carpentier...England's Bombardier Wells goes from No.10 to No.7 thanks to his win over Scotland's Derek Beattie with Jeff Clarke advancing to No.6 following Bill Lang's unexpected loss to fellow Aussie Jack Howard which pushes him out of the top ten...Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea hold onto rungs in the top three, while Bill Brennan, Howard and Luther McCarty vault into the last three top IBU spots...Every move up the ladder increases a fighter's potential earnings...Sam Langford has reportedly signed with Canadian promoter Tom Flanagan to defend his title belt in April either in Toronto or Montreal the opponent to be determined...Similar announcements have been made by matchmaker Bert Woodhall of the Metropolitan Athletic Club of New York and promoter Tom McCarey of Los Angeles' Hazard's Pavilion...Langford's manager Joe Woodman will only confirm that there will be a title defence sometime this year, probably before summer...

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Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,981	From the March issue of Mitt Slingers Magazine...Gunboat Smith nabs top spot in World Rankings with his knockout of British Empire champion Tommy Burns while Burns drops below EBU champion Georges Carpentier...England's Bombardier Wells goes from No.10 to No.7 thanks to his win over Scotland's Derek Beattie with Jeff Clarke advancing to No.6 following Bill Lang's unexpected loss to fellow Aussie Jack Howard which pushes him out of the top ten...Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea hold onto rungs in the top three, while Bill Brennan, Howard and Luther McCarty vault into the last three top IBU spots...Every move up the ladder increases a fighter's potential earnings...Sam Langford has reportedly signed with Canadian promoter Tom Flanagan to defend his title belt in April either in Toronto or Montreal the opponent to be determined...Similar announcements have been made by matchmaker Bert Woodhall of the Metropolitan Athletic Club of New York and promoter Tom McCarey of Los Angeles' Hazard's Pavilion...Langford's manager Joe Woodman will only confirm that there will be a title defence sometime this year, probably before summer... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."