Fight Stories Magazine

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  1. scribbs

    scribbs Member Full Member

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    Not sure if this has been submitted before

    Here is a link to Fight Stories Magazine - there are 3 copies: June 1928, September 1930, Aug/ Oct 1949.

    The mag is a mixture of fiction, real stories & articles by trainers etc

    http://www.pulpmags.org/fight_stories_page.html
     
  2. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sweet. Good find.

    Thanks, Scribbs.
     
  3. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That should send this forum into overdrive.

    Jamaica Kid KOs Jack Dempsey in sparring for the Bill Brennan fight!
     
  4. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It is a shame that not many people are destined to read this magazine some absolute gems there. I have seen a few undiscovered fights before but i have never ever seen an undiscovered World Heavyweight Champion! I have never heard of Ansell before. Apparently he won the world title off of Tom Cribb.

    The George Godfrey story was a classic.

    There is a good story about the Irish Gian Ned O Baldwin. I have heard of him before, but never seen him ranked as highly as mike Donovan rates him.

    It is very interesting that Max Schmelling seems to be considered a twin of Jack Dempsey. A Carbon copy. He seems to have changed his style as he got older but the definitely consider him to be a Jack Dempsey. I have never considered the comparison previously.

    on page 122 there is a pretty interesting account of Fitz v Gardner. It is claimed that Fitz finished the fight with both hands broken and bluffed his way to the points win.

    That covers some of the interesting points in book 2 but there is plenty more i ddint read.
     
  5. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Thanks Scribbs! First time I have seen these!