Curtis Hatchetman Sheppard

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  1. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not sure if this has been posted before on here - but for those who haven't seen it - this is a mighty good read especially the bits toward the end of the article about the comparisons with various fighters of his era etc - suppose all the pricks like powderpuff puncher and pachilles will come on here spouting about him knowing nothing about fighting - but for real classic fans enjoy

    http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/.../20100201_sheppard_hatchetman_alkazoff_01.htm
     
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  2. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The author of that piece shared a cell with Curtis for a few years 'n was a frequent ESB Classic poster.
     
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  3. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    NO way!!!? When was he last on here? Is he still around?
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I just read it...a damned good article..I've always wondered about this Hatchetman...he isn't just a sidebar to the career of Joey Maxim anymore..really impressive guy.
     
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  5. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If it makes one person appreciate him this article has served a brilliant purpose:happy
     
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  6. Surf-Bat

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    Eddie Kapphan, who managed both Sheppard and Harry Bobo, thinks that a sparring session in which Curtis knocked Harry out cold may have led to his premature death years later. According to Kapphan, from that point on Bobo had complained of headaches and had been having them really bad just before his death.

    Charley Burley's manager (ONE of them anyway!) blamed one of Burley's losses to Ezzard Charles on a sparring session Charley had with the Hatchetman. Said Burley took a horrific body-beating during said session.
     
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  7. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    what a great read!! does anyone know what became of hatchet man after leaving prison?
     
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  8. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If you find out PLEASE let me know. I need to know for my book :thumbsup
     
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  9. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Noticed you mentioned something about "your book"?? Any chance you could PM me about it? When are you being published - how can I get a copy when it comes out etc etc
     
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  10. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    there is no record of his death, so he could still be out there. I had a quick look on the net and one page says that like a lot of people of his era his birth was never officialy recorded either so outside of boxing and prison records he is hard to trace.
     
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  11. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky, Check your P.M. mail
     
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I was impressed by Sheppard as a fighter already but even more impressed by him as a man after reading the article.
     
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  13. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No problem. It's a pictorial history of Pittsburgh boxing. Not sure when it
    will be published, but it will. Not quite sure when I'll be done as I still have some boxer's families to contact (I'll be with Billy Conn's son and Mose Butch's nephew this weekend). I'll keep posted anyone who is interested :good
     
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  14. Surf-Bat

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    In the 3/2/1942 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports writer Al Abrams claimed to have seen Sheppard's draft registration card and that the Hatchetman's real name(at least on the card) was James Roberts. Maybe if someone could look him up under that name we could find out something?
     
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  15. The Pup

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    What a great Read, long live Sheppards legacy
     
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