Classic Fighters You've Never Read About Here

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  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ............I was having my morning constitutional a bit ago and had a book with me. It was a boxing book, and the name Frank Erne was mentioned. He was a former lightweight champ.

    Knowing nothing at all about him, I decided to go to the site that has lots of boxing recods in it to see what he'd done, and against whom. Turns out he held victories over Kid Lavigne and George Dixon.

    Somehow, his name has never been mentioned here, at least that I've seen.

    Name another fighter from history you've never seen grace the pages of these forums.......
     
    salsanchezfan, Oct 25, 2008
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  2. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Classic" is in the eye of the beholder, s. Here's a couple guys -- that gave me boxing tips as kid -- that I rarely see mentioned here.

    Joe Brown
    Cisco Andrade
    Jimmy Flood
    Walter Cartier
    Tami Mauriello
    Vince Martinez
    Willie Troy
    Tony Anthony
    Tony Johnson
    Gomeo Brennan
    Joey Scarlota
    Billy Gardner
     
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  3. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Peter Keenan.
     
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    There are a whole heap that only I write about.
     
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  5. Jear

    Jear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Havent seen much of Curtis Sheppard.
    Would like to see Les Darcy mentioned more
     
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  6. Matienza

    Matienza New Member Full Member

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  7. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    He's not a fighter, but John Douglas.


    For an obvious reason.
     
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  8. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    The Aussie forum has had some good threads on Darcy.
     
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  9. Jack Dempsey

    Jack Dempsey Legend Full Member

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    Jack Delaney
    Solly Kreiger
    Lew Jenkins
    Georgie Abrams
    Ken Overlin
    Teddy Yarosz
    Anton Christoforidis
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Benny Lynch, Jimmy Wilde, Carlos Palomino, Kid Gavilan, Young Stribling (though I notice there is finally a topic up now), Jack Delaney, Paul Berlenbach, Freddie Steele, Al Hostak, Lazlo Papp, Dick Tiger, Tiger Flowers, Maxie Rosenblum, Michael Nunn, Virgil Hill, Henry Maske, William Sheriff

    off the top of my head.

    I have heard some of these mentioned once or in passing but never the focus of a thread. Then again, I don't see every thread.
     
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  11. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    You need to spend more time with us

    :yep

    :)
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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  13. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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  14. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You rarely see anything on Jack Dillon besides when ppl are listing Greb's resume, the last thread I remember of him was Dillon vs Quawi Muhammad which hardly got any replies. Also you rarely see anything on Owen Moran or Joe Brown.
     
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  15. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Peter Kane
    Jackie Patterson
    Baby Arizmendi
    Manuel Ortiz
    Joe Becerra
    Walter McGowan
     
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