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

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Leon Isaac Kennedy .... Martel Too Sweet Gordone I II III

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Martel Too Sweet Gordone LHW E6

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two actors played Half Dead Johnson


Badja Djola .... Half Dead Johnson I
Ernie Hudson .... Half Dead Johnson II

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Half Dead Johnson LHW S3

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Donovan Womack ... Jesse The Bull Amos

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Jesse The Bull Amos LHW S5

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Eugene and Tough Tony fight in first film.


Eugene Fish LHW B1
Tough Tony Conne LHW S1

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Danny Trejo .... See Veer

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Danny Seeveer HW S2

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Will Richardson ... Magilla Gorilla, a burly, clumsy inmate loses to Too Sweet I
Cepheus Jaxon ... Poindexter I
Cepheus Jaxon .... Do Dirty II Do Dirty Poindexter
Steve Antin .... Roscoe figher trained by Too Sweet beaten up badly III sax player
Gerald Berns .... Beau Flynn - Lt. Heavywt. World Champ II

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Magilla Gorilla Richardson HW S1
Roscoe Sax LHW B1
Beau Flynn - Lt. Heavywt. World Champ LHW B8
Do Dirty Poindexter LHW S1


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The All-American Boy (1973)
Directed by Charles Eastman
Writing credits
Charles Eastman
Cast
Jon Voight .... Vic Bealer
Carole Androsky .... Rodine Bealer
Anne Archer .... Drenna Valentine
Gene Borkan .... Rockoff
Ron Burns .... Larking
Rosalind Cash .... Poppy
Jeanne Cooper .... Nola Bealer
Peggy Cowles .... Bett Van Daumee (as Peg Cowles)
Leigh French .... Lovette
Ned Glass .... Arty Bale
Bob Hastings .... Ariel Van Daumee
Kathy Mahoney .... Shereen Bealer
Art Metrano .... Jay David Swooze
Jaye P. Morgan .... Magda
Harry Northup .... Parker
Nancie Phillips .... Connie Swooze
Jeff Thompson .... High Valentine
E.J. Peaker .... Janelle Sharkey
Ray Ballard
Mac Chandler
Owen Harian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Norton .... Boxer hitting the speed bag (uncredited)
Sheila Surkes Scotti .... Boxer's Wife (uncredited)

I have not seen this film. Found the cast list on IMDB. If anybody has seen it and can identify additional boxers in the cast I'd appreciate it. What I have is:

Jon Voight .... Vic Bealer
Ken Norton .... Boxer hitting the speed bag (uncredited)

Giving

Vic Bealer HW B4
Kenny Speede HW S1

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The Champ (1979)
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

Ramake of King Vidor's film.

Boxing Cast
Jon Voight .... Billy Flynn
Randall 'Tex' Cobb .... Bowers
Curtis Jackson .... Sparring Partner
Wally Rose .... Bowers' Manager
Dick Young .... Referee
Sonny Shields .... Bowers' Handler #1
Larry Duran .... Bowers' Handler #2
Lars Hensen .... Ring Doctor
Jeff Temkin .... Ring Announcer
Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez .... Corner Man
Ralph Gambina .... Timekeeper
Levi Forte .... Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
Tremel James .... Billy's Sparring Partner (uncredited)

gives

Billy Flynn Hw B8

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Also gives

Randy Bowers HW S5
Jimmy Forte HW B1
Levi Tremel HW S1

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[Austin]

Bear,

I'm currently read My Father's Fighter by Ronald K. Fried. If you like boxing you'll enjoy this book. I'll be creating a few LHW's when I finish.

Austin

[bear]

Originally Posted by Austin

Bear,

I'm currently read My Father's Fighter by Ronald K. Fried. If you like boxing you'll enjoy this book. I'll be creating a few LHW's when I finish.

Austin

Austin

Thanks for the recomendation. I''ll be looking forward to the additions.

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Battling Butler (1926)
Directed by Buster Keaton
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Al Boasberg
Stanley Brightman book (uncredited)
Austin Melford book (uncredited)
Boxing Cast
Buster Keaton .... Alfred Butler
Francis McDonald .... Alfred Battling Butler
Tom Wilson .... His trainer
Eddie Borden .... His manager

The Alabama Killer is a fighter involved in the film. Not listed in cast.

Eddie Borden is a man I associate with appearence of monthly ratings in The Ring.

Romano informs me that this was originally a British musical comedy. On broadway it starred Charles Ruggles and had 288 performances. Keaton bought it and put it on film. Martin Scorsese credits Keaton's treatment of boxing in film as a major influence on his fight scenes in Raging Bull.

We first have:

The Alabama Killer LW S2

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Buster Keaton .... Alfred Butler

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Alfred Buster Butler LW B3

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Alfred Buster Butler LW B3

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Francis McDonald .... Alfred Battling Butler

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Alfred Battling Butler LW S5

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Alfred Battling Butler LW S5

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An old silent film I know nothing about aside from cast listing on IMDB.

Tom Harper played by Frank Mayo in Afraid to Fight (1922)
'Slick' Morrisey played by ex-pug Al Kaufman in Afraid to Fight (1922)
Battling Grogan played by Tom Kennedy in Afraid to Fight (1922)
Little known about film. Character may or may not have been a fighter so I'm using the names as TCs.
Tom McGuire .... 'Big Jim' Brandon in Afraid to Fight (1922)
James Quinn .... Slim Dawson in Afraid to Fight (1922)

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'Slick' Morrisey HW B3
Big Jim' Brandon HW S1
Slim Dawson HW B1

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Tom Harper played by Frank Mayo

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Tom F.M. Harper HW S3

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Battling Grogan played by Tom Kennedy

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Battling Grogan HW S2

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Be Yourself! (1930)
Directed by Thornton Freeland
Writing credits
Joseph Jackson (story The Champ)
Max Marcin and
Thornton Freeland
Cast
Fanny Brice .... Fannie Field (as Fannie Brice)
Robert Armstrong .... Jerry Moore
Harry Green .... Harry Field
G. Pat Collins .... 'Mac' McCloskey
Gertrude Astor .... Lillian
Budd Fine .... Step
Marjorie Kane .... Lola, chorus girl (as Marjorie 'Babe' Kane)
Rita Flynn .... Jessica
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anderson Lawler .... Patron in Night Club (uncredited)
Jimmy Tolson .... Himself (uncredited)

Film is a 30s ethnic comedy and vehicle for Fanny Brice. Armstrong is better remembered for King Kong.

Has-been fighter Jerry Moore played by Robert Armstrong in Be Yourself! (1930) pics
Next guy might be a boxer
'Mac' McCloskey played by G. Pat Collins in Be Yourself! (1930)

give

Jerry Moore HW S3
Collin 'Mac' McCloskey HW B1