henry hank vs ralph jones

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  1. joe brown

    joe brown Keep it Simple Full Member

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    battle of two good journeymen
     
  2. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tiger Jones beat SRR in Sugar's comeback. But going with Henry Hank by decision since he also fought at LtHvy and was competive there too. (During his boxing career, Hank worked part-time as a zookeeper at the Detroit Zoo to supplement his ring earnings. He went full-time after he retired from the ring.)

    Good article and photos on Henry Hank here:
    http://www.ibroresearch.com/2008/07/henry-hank/
     
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  3. joe brown

    joe brown Keep it Simple Full Member

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    good info
    I was taken back after seeing how good he was at rolling and slipping punches very smooth in the ring. the Robinson jones fight might be one of the best wins by a journeymen even though ray was coming of a two year lay off doing tap dancing tours in Europe, and only had 1 fight joe rind one before facing jones it was a good achievement.
     
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  4. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've never thought of this match up before...one helluva good fight! Jones could have success with crowding and shorter punches...but Hank could really crack and was physically powerful. Great match up!