Great Boxers without a Biography

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  1. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    I noticed that there isn't a biography written about Tommy Loughran or Jack Britton.

    What other great old-time boxers are missing a biography?
     
  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Packey McFarland and Sandy Saddler.
     
  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    I’d love to read one on Packey!
     
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    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Perhaps one on Jack Broughton? I believe he was the biggest star in bare knuckle boxing in the 1730s-40s
     
  5. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    I don't think either of the Gibbons brothers has a biography either. Neither does Pete Herman.
     
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    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I need all the information on Sandy that exists.
     
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Midget Wolgast and Fighting Harads don’t have books I’m pretty sure. Same as Canto. I think Harada might but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t.

    Edit: FH features in a few like Lords of the Ring.
     
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  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is there a book on Maxie Rosenbloom?
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Fritzie Zivic needs a bio badly. He may not have been great in the Ring but Chuck Wiggins would be a interesting read.
    Kid Norfolk
    Kid Pambele
    Rodrigo Valdez
    Gene Fullmer
    A better one on both Joey Giardello and Dick Tiger.
    Chavez
    Honestly just too many to list for me as I like to read
     
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    Barbados Joe Walcott needs doing.
     
  11. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    I agree with Zivic,

    I'd say Joe Bowker's story would be great, if someone could represent his pre & post ring life accurately and of course his career, based on actual reports and not just anecdotes. A lot of Bio's do too much of that. Everything needs to be crossed referenced with Actual contemporary reports.

    but the one that would interest me the most, would be Lloyd Marshall, again as above, but also really nailing down his Mob ties, 'IF' any, and his knowledge of corruption and Boxing B.S as a result of such influences. Of course, a lot of that would be off the record & hearsay, however it adds to what is already known and repeated and report by other such claims.
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    01 - Packey McFarland
    02 - Sandy Saddler
    03 - Holman Williams
    04 - Joe Walcott
    05 - Jack Britton
    06 - Jose Napoles?
    07 - Ike Williams
    08 - Tommy Ryan
    09 - Fighting Harada
    10 - Freddie Welsh

    And this is bizarre to say, but does Roy Jones have a proper book out about him?
     
  13. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    Kid McCoy could use a better volume.
     
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  14. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    Jeff Smith
    Jack Delaney
    Billy Papke
    Jim Driscoll
    Battling Levinsky
    Jack Dillon
    Billy Miske
    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
    Jack Blackburn
     
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    Romero Slapping Enthusiast Full Member

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    I would like a book on Jack Chase, Maxie Rosenbloom and Jose Napoles.
     
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