1880-1928

Fair play, OP. My favorite era, too, although I've looked into the period in nowhere near approaching the depth you have. If you don't mind, please may I ask your overall opinion on the articles Tracey Callis wrote on the Cyber Boxing Zone? To me they seem very well researched and referenced. He is (or was? Is he still alive and kicking?) certainly my favorite historian to read. Thank you very much, with apologies for not answering your question.

 

I'm 36, which I suppose is 'relatively' (but definitely not extremely) young on this forum. One thing I've learned already is that favour works in cycles. I always thought that Duran was the greatest lightweight ever. My love of Duran was only helped when I was given a signed glove for ten years service at a job. (Yep, I had a ten year job at a tender age. A school for especially violent boys. The staff thought I would like that better than the usual oil painting of the school). Now I see Gans in that top spot, because of my research. What happens when the youngsters stop the research? That's why this forum is historically important. And I, for one, will champion it for as long as I can. Sorry for interrupting your thread.
Note: Gans, Duran, or Leonard, all okay with me as LW 1.

 

Both George Godfreys, Chocolate and Shadow.

 

dang, 31. I thought I was an old man as far as the internet is concerned.

 

Lol your a spring chicken compared to some on here my friend. I'm 48 but a few posters on here that are a good few years older.

 

The Slattery book isnt bad. I think you might like it. He lets you know how good Slattery could have been, how talented he was, without glossing over his failings personally and professionally.

 

What was it that you enjoyed about the Schmeling autobiography if you don't mind me asking. I read a book on him years ago but don't think it was an autobiography.

 

Great book. One of the best boxing bios.

 

Thanks for the insight I will get this book. I read beyond the glory couple years ago. So much history is attached to Schmeling for both the time he lived and the length he lived. I mean the man grew up idolizing Dempsey and even sparring with him and lived to See the dawn of the Klitschko era and was friends with them. Talk about spanning pugilistic history.

 

No problem bud, best of luck. All I have on them is Kevin R Smith's Black Genesis and Sundowners which while good is skint.