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Champion of the World
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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 Bear |
01-05-2007, 02:04 AM | #262 |
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Bad Boy
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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 Bear |
01-05-2007, 02:11 AM | #263 |
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Bad Boy
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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 Bear |
01-05-2007, 02:17 AM | #264 |
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Bad Boy
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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 Bear Last edited by bear; 01-05-2007 at 02:19 AM. |
01-05-2007, 10:32 AM | #265 |
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The Crimson Flash
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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 Bear |
01-05-2007, 10:05 PM | #266 |
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Peter Trant Heavyweight Champion
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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 Bear Last edited by bear; 01-06-2007 at 09:04 PM. |
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Peter Trant Heavyweight Champion
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Dai Milroy HW 5 Boxer Pat McClean HW 8 Slugger Morice Kalne WW 7 Boxer Jackie Cornes WW 3 Boxer |
01-05-2007, 10:42 PM | #268 |
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Peter Trant Heavyweight Champion
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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 Bear |
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Peter Trant Heavyweight Champion
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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 Bear |
01-06-2007, 12:34 AM | #270 |
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Peter Trant Heavyweight Champion
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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 Bear |
01-06-2007, 05:55 PM | #271 |
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Blackstone's Fancy
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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 Bear |
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Blackstone's Fancy
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 Bear |
01-06-2007, 08:57 PM | #273 |
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Old Fighting Days
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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 Bear |
01-06-2007, 09:03 PM | #274 |
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Old Fighting Days
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 |
01-07-2007, 11:13 PM | #275 |
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Split Decision
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 Bear |
01-07-2007, 11:17 PM | #276 |
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Split Decision
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Jose Rodriguez HW 9 slugger John Jackson HW 7 Boxer Joe Tillis HW 4 boxer Jose Matos HW 2 boxer Bear |
01-08-2007, 11:06 PM | #277 |
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"Out for the Stuff"
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"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 Bear |
01-08-2007, 11:20 PM | #278 |
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"The Legs of Freckles"
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"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 Bear Last edited by bear; 01-08-2007 at 11:25 PM. |
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"The Legs of Freckles"
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01-20-2007, 10:56 AM | #280 |
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"The Sparring Partner"
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"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 Bear Last edited by bear; 01-20-2007 at 11:12 AM. |
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