Top 5 LWs to Succeed McAuliffe

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  1. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    According to the Chicago Dispatch, these were the top ranking LWs at the time that Jack McAuliffe was stepping down:

    1. George Kid Lavigne (his eventual successor)
    2. Charles McKeever
    3. Owen Ziegler
    4. Horace Leeds
    5. Jack Everhardt

    Since we don't have a The Ring rankings to go by for those early years it's always nice to get a consensus list when they're available.
     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    This is a clear illustration of how the significance of early contenders gets lost over the years.
     
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  3. McGrain

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    What date is the article?
     
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  4. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hiya Matt.

    Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/6/1895
     
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    CRYSTAL clear! :good
     
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  6. McGrain

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    Andy Bowen eliminated by then I guess. He was seen as heir apparent at one point.

    I guess McAullife was just to drunk/fat to be considered still the man at this time.
     
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  7. Senya13

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    Although I haven't seen a single issue of Chicago Dispatch, but I think that write-up was penned by Joe Donovan, who was considered one of the foremost experts on boxing at the time.
     
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    Thanks Sergei. Good to know :good
     
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  9. Senya13

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    I'm not 100% sure about that, though. But he was writing for Chicago papers for several years, Times, News, Dispatch, before joining the World of Sport shortly before his death (July 25, 1898 ). And he seemed to be high on Lavigne. So I think it was him.
     
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