Bear’s 4-Fs (Fictional Fighters of Film and Fiction)

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Characters from
Champion of the World
by Jack Ruthven
Hodder and Stoughton, Limited
London undated
Time period turn of the century to 1914.

If you get a chance to read this one--skip it. More of a romance with a boxing theme than a fight novel. Only two fighters featured in this.

English World Champ

Dick Tresham HW 8 Boxer

and

Buck "The Canadian Lumberman" Haley HW 4 slugger

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From
Bad Boy
by Marty Mario
Broadway Printers & Publishers
New York, 1939
Mario is an ex-fighter
Setting: late 20's to early 30s

We have the following:

Johnny "Kid" Reed MW 7 Slugger

Young Bill Sloane MW 5 either

K.O. Daley MW 4 slugger

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Other middleweights from this novel include

Joe Wallace MW 2 boxer

Eddie Sparks MW 2 slugger

Wild Cat Wilson MW 3 slugger

K.O. Smith MW 3 slugger

Nimble Art Barber MW 3 boxer

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Tomato Cans from this novel include:

Tony Goldstein FW 1 slugger

Willie Benson FW 1 slugger

George "Newsboy" Price FW 1 Boxer

Sunny Smith HW 1 slugger

Killer Jones HW 1 slugger

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Characters from
The Crimson Flash
by Roy J. Snell
The Reilly & Lee Co.
Chicago, 1922
setting around 1920

Take a pass on reading this one. More of an adventure novel for teens from the teens.

Johnny Thompson LW 5 Boxer

Gwen Maysfield FW 2 Boxer A fictional female

Urso Alegretti HW 1 slugger

Peter Treco FW 1 boxer

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From

Peter Trant Heavyweight Champion
by James W. Kenyon
Methuen & Co. Ltd.
London 1946
Setting 1946

The protagonist of this novel, Peter Trant, is a cricketeer and detective. He boxes professionally to expose corruption in the fight game and to clear the name of a school chum. Trant wins the BBBoC HW title, not a world title. There is an awful lot of fictional cricket in this one for the fams of that sport in the forum.

Peter Trant HW 4 Either

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other major boxing characters from this novel include:

Dai Milroy HW 5 Boxer

Pat McClean HW 8 Slugger

Morice Kalne WW 7 Boxer

Jackie Cornes WW 3 Boxer

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More characters

Kid Blewett lw 6 Either

Champ Hall WW 8 Boxer

Al Rollasin HW 2 Slugger

"Burly" Krim HW 2 Slugger

Chuck Hadley WW 1 slugger

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tomato cans from this novel:

Lew Homer HW 1 boxer

Dan Emmett HW 1 boxer

R. C. Shore HW 1 slugger

Jeff Chandler HW 1 slugger

Phil Driver HW 1 Boxer southpaw

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still more tomato cans

Mike Bissett HW 1 boxer'

Ed Carey LHW 1 slugger

Old David Forster HW 1 slugger

Battling Jim Wayne LHW 1 boxer

and a skilled FW

Ken Parsons FW 4 boxer

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Character froms
Blackstone's Fancy
by Richard Falkirk
Stein and Day
New York, 1973
setting 1822 (opens with the Dec. 11, 1821 Neate-Hickman fight)

Quite an interesting historical period based mystery. The author has written other books involving his character Edmund Blackstone & based on this book I wouldn't mind giving them a try if I can find any of them.
Blackstone is a Bow Street runner (policeman) assigned the task of eliminating prize fighting while also secretly being the patron and trainer of a young pugilist.

Edmund "Blackie" Blackstone HW 4 Boxer

Ebenezer "Ebony Joe" Kentucky "The Black Terror of St. Giles" HW 3 boxer

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other fighters from this book:

Bloody Bill Houseman "The Bristol Butcher" HW 2 slugger

Aaron "Holland Touch" Levy HW 1 boxer

Will "The Hammer" Bradman HW 1 slugger

Joe "The Hooligan" Donnelly HW 1 slugger

John "Handsome Jack" Hansom HW 1 slugger

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characters from
Old Fighting Days
by E. R. Punshon
Alfred A. Knopf
New York, 1921
setting 1802 (predates the loss os Jem Belcher's eye in 1903)

Book had a predictable plot and outcome. Protagonist is:

Harry "Country Boy" Holme (Harry Elton) HW 4 Either


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Other fighters from this book are:

Jack O'Donnell HW 3 slugger
I don't equate this character with the historical pugilist of the same name and time period. This character's villany should not be associated with the pugilist whose career is chronicled in Boxiana and Pubilistica.

Old Will Holme HW 2 slugger

Ned Winter HW 1 slugger

Navvy George Smith HW 1 slugger

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Split Decision
John S. Meade
Vantage Press
New york, 1990
time period late 80s

A conman/promoter is loosing his shirt trying to promote a black HW champ, John Jackson, whose style makes him unmarketable to the public.
The conman discovers and promotes a white hope, John Stevens, whose record is built on mostly set ups. Even though Jackson looses the title to
Puerto Rican Jose Rodriguez the conman has plans to rake in big bucks with Stevens in the title bout.

Gives

John Stevens HW 2 either

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More characters from this one:

Jose Rodriguez HW 9 slugger

John Jackson HW 7 Boxer

Joe Tillis HW 4 boxer

Jose Matos HW 2 boxer

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Characters from
"Out for the Stuff" from
Inside the Ropes
by Charles E. Van Loan
Small Maynard and Company
Boston, 1913
-has illustrations-
time period for this story 1895-1910

Inside the Ropes is an old collection of stories. Many of them employ characters based on historical fighters. This particular story did not have any obvious historical inspiration.


Tommy "Fighting Mick" Flaherty LW 6 Slugger

Denver Kid LW 3 Boxer

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characters from
"The Legs of Freckles" from
Inside the Ropes
by Charles E. Van Loan
Small Maynard and Company
Boston, 1913
-has illustrations-
time period of fight 1890

Van Loan appears to have based Billy McGhee on "Australian" Billy
McCarthy, an opponent common to both the Nonpareil and to Fitz.

Billy McGhee MW 6 slugger

Frederick "Freddy" Hastings MW 1 boxer

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another amateur Tomato van from this story

Clarence Kent HW 1 either

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Characters from
"The Sparring Partner" from
Inside the Ropes
by Charles E. Van Loan
Small Maynard and Company
Boston, 1913
setting around 1890

Story is a fictional re-telling of the tales about the relationship of Tommy Ryan and his "sparring partner" Kid McCoy outfoxing him for a title.

Tug Riley MW 10 slugger

Arthur "Kid Smiley" Simms MW 11 either

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