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Flyweights: 1949
FLY
Division Profile
Total: 76 RL: 48 TC: 28
RL by Career Stage:
End - 3
Post - 8
Prime - 21
Pre - 12
Beginning - 4 (2 New)
Rated: 36
800+: 75
500+: 18
200+ : 33
Jan 1950 Rankings (Perf Points and Changes from Jan. 1949 in Parens):
WBA Champ: Teddy Gardner 35-9-2 (13) (1181) (+1)
1. Dado Marino 37-11 (14) (1045) (+2) (USBA)
2. Black Pico 22-3-3 (1) (1003) (+7) (NABF, LABF)
3. Peter Kane 41-12-1 (15) (928) (-3)
4. Terry Allen 30-4-1 (3) (910) (+1) (GBU)
5. Yoshio Shirai 25-5-1 (12) (853) (OPBF) (+1)
6. Rinty Monaghan 46-17-1 (20) (806) (-2)
7. Jackie Paterson 34-10-2 (14) (768) (-5)
8 Taffy Hancock 18-4-1 (5) (682) (+10) (CBU)
9. Maurice Sandeyron 27-9-4 (8) (680) (+1)
10. Hans Schiffers 29-15-6 (8) (658) (-3)
Other Notables: 11. Emile Famechon 25-11-1 (18) (639) (+5) (EBU)
12. Speedy Akira 14-0-1 (3) (635)
20 Louis Skena 17-3-1 (7) (459)
24. Oscar Suarez 16-3-1 (3) (380)
25. Bobb Boland 14-3 (6) (366)
Top Prospects: Vic Herman 12-1-1 (11)
Willi Farber 12-1 (11)
Tanny Campo 11-0-1 (1)
Johnny Black 10-2 (3)
Eric Marsden 1-0
Retirements:
Tiny Bostock (UK) 1932-1949 31-29-5 (8) EBU Champ Highest Rank: 14
Pat Palmer (UK) 1935-1949 26-32-2 (6) No Titles Highest Rank: 25
Jimmy Warnock (UK) 1933-1949 31-35-5 (12) No Titles Champ Highest Rank: 22
Outlook for 1950: Gardner knocked out Kane to capture the WBA title, then defended it twice later in the year, and he currently sits on an impressive six bout winning streak. It is still a fluid situation, as all the top 10 contenders are still at Prime, except for Monaghan who is at Post-Prime. Biggest surprise is the huge jump in the rankings by Hancock, only a “2” rated boxer, who returned to form with two straight losses after the upset win over Paterson for the CBU belt that moved him into top 10 status. However, Taffy was humiliated in a two-round blowout when he challenged Gardner for the WBA title late in the year. Akira, still at Pre-Prime, debuts in the rankings list within striking distance of the top 10, and he probably has the most potential of those seeking to advance. Filipino Tanny Campo is probably the best of the current
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