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Legendary Boxers of the Golden Age A reprint of a book first written by Billy Edwards? If so I'm afraid Ruhlin is not in there. |
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Ruhlin
Someone posted this sometime back, may well have been Cap.
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Thanks, Tosti. I've seen his name as opponent for years, but I never saw his picture until now. I'll have to have my son check for the title, but that might be it. I didn't think Ruhlin was in there, either. It was a very nice book. I hope Becky didn't put it in a yard sale!
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Gus Ruhlin is "Top of the Pops" again, after only 105 years! It seems like he must have been a top five heavyweight, during his time, behind Jim Jeffries, Jim Corbett, and Bob Fitzsimmons. Peter Jackson was a tiny bit earlier, wasn't he? And Tom Sharkey. I used to know, and I will again.
Now, a series of Jeff Madden, Tom McCarty, Al McClosky would do nicely, around about now. Cap, during 1912, I wanted to include the top ten black heavyweights, along with all the White Hopes. Of course, the first four or five would have wiped the floor with the lot of the hopes. (I have a feeling Gunboat Smith was the top White Hope, in 1912, anyway, and I bet a 1912 fight between him and Sam McVea would have been close)What is your opinion of this non White Hope 1912 top ten, in order?: 1. Jack Johnson 2.Sam Langford slight drop to 3.Joe Jeanette very slight drop to 4.Sam McVea(McVey) 5.Jeff Clark(e) medium drop 6.Battling Jim Johnson big drop to 7.Bill Tate 8.Bill Watkins(no picture) 9.Black Bill(no picture) 10.? |
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What about Morris Harris and George "Kid" Cotton? And I think I might rate Big Bill Tate higher than Battling Jim Johnson. The latter had talent but never fully exploited it. He would've fit right in with the heavyweights of the 1980s.
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Cap, I think Kid Cotton was mostly after 1912, and Morris Harris was before 1912. Actually, after I posted, I looked at the records on boxrec, and Battling Brooks seems to be a good possibility. He lost to Gunboat Smith, and a couple of other known fighters in 1912. What do you think?
I disagree with you about Big Bill Tate over Battling Jim Johnson, at least in 1912. In 1912, Soldier Delaney(!) won a decision over Tate, and Fred McKay(!!) knocked him out, in 8 rounds! Cap, you KNOW that's inexcusable. When you do these things, you're not going to beat my dead grandmother, let alone Battling Jim Johnson. I figured out why I slide toward 1912, rather than the 1910-1915 period. After mid 1913, the best heavyweights were probably not heavyweights-Georges Carpentier, Jack Dillon, Battling Levinsky. It opens the door too much. A photo is the first requirement, to be in this universe. In 1912, all the top White Hopes were on their game, and the "Big Four" were all in their primes. |
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Oops! Forgot about the 1912 thing. Know nothing about Battling Brooks. Will likely be another hard pic to find.
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Cap, here's what I got for 1912 Heavyweights, and it's not in order of ability. It's just a sweep around the country, and world. An asterisk means it's a black heavyweight and not a "White Hope", and NP means picture NW means no weight, around 1912.
Sam Langford*, Porky Flynn, Jack "Twin" Sullivan, Sandy Ferguson, Andy Morris, Jeff Madden NP, Fred Bradley NP NW, Arthur Pelky, One Round Davis, Jim Coffey, Tom Kennedy, Soldier Delaney, Jumbo Wells NP, Bob Williams NP NW, Jim Stewart, Soldier Kearns, Sailor White, Al Benedict, Jack McFarland, Joe Jeanette*, Jim Savage, Tim Logan, Battling Jim Johnson*, Dan Daily, Tom McMahon, Frank Moran, Tony Ross, Al Williams, Jack Reed, Harry Wuest NW, Al Kubiak, Jack Johnson*, John Willie NW, Big Bill Tate*, Luther McCarty, Jeff Clarke*, Jess Willard, Carl Morris, Al Palzer, Jim Flynn, Jack Geyer, Jim Barry, Sam McVey*, Gunboat Smith, Charley Horn, Charley Miller, Al Kaufman, Fred McKay, Bombardier Wells, Tom Cowler(too early?), P.O. Curran NW, Bandsman Rice?, Fred Storbeck, George Rodel. Cowler, both Williams, Reed, Jumbo, Rice, Bradley are "iffy", for different reasons. |
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But Cap, I may still do 1910-1915 Heavyweights, in which case I could lose Jeff Madden's photo, but I would have to pick up Kid Kenneth's photo, as well as the eternally elusive Tom McCarty's picture. Kid Cotton would be in that group, too.
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Let me preface this by saying I'm joking
but does anyone get a feeling that when Cap and Steamboat are having a conversation, there's a barrel, checkerboard, canes and suspenders in the room? |
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They're called gallusses where I come from ya gormless sassenach! And you forgot the wireless perched on the butcher board.
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Do You Have the Ratings or Files?
Does anyone have the files/ratings for the following?
Binney Ed Bradley Fred Brissett Eduardo Bryant Derrick Conley Jimmy 64284 de Corolis Armando 21977 Doran Pat Farnam Bill Farrell Jack Fernandez Jorge Jose Girones Jose Gqola Thandabanta 130450 Gray Ray Holtzer Maurice Joh Billy (referee) Jones Nate Lukchapormasak Saengmuangnoi Madden Jeff Martin Frankie McCarney Billy McCloskey Al Melendez Hector 52605 Mohini Nivmaetolu [George Mahoni] 36704 Nekolny Franta Ojeda Edel Pereyra Martiniano Perez Wilfrido Valdez 95051 Rice Bandsman Schillie Henri Schneider Hannes 62564 Sjouwerman Herman 17598 Vaca Many 22668 Wells Jumbo Welsh Jack (referee) Williams Bob Williams Oliver Zollo Bobby Thanks in advance, Mark G. |
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mh2365, I'm not quite wasting away. I bike 30 miles a day, and my heartrate is 48 beats per minute. AND, importantly, a 29 year old POLISH girlfriend. But I am 53, and other than the canes, your scenario sounds cozy.
Cap, I think going ahead with 1912 WITHOUT Jeff Madden, but that means I've got to kick Jack Reed and Al Williams and a couple of others out. I'm giving Sailor White(!) a title shot at Jack Johnson first, because he'll never get another chance. The fight will take place outside, next to Beaver Brook Road, in Lyme, Connecticut. People will take trolleys and trains from all over, then will leave wondering why they wasted their money on such a mismatch. They WILL get to see either Bombardier Wells or Al Palzer fight Carl Morris, on the undercard, to see who Johnson's next challenger is. Andy Morris will be fed to Sam Langford as the show's closer. |
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Of course with her being Polish I have to ask ... does she maybe just think you are her grandpa? As always just kidding you Steamboat ... It's all the different characters that make the TBCB board so good, and you are definitely one of them. Congrats on the 29 y/o gf. I always tell my wife (I'm 37, she's 33) that when she turns 40 I'm trading her in for a newer model, no I have proof that it can happen |
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