Incredible school sport record of Battling Jim Johnson proves what a talent he was.

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  1. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    I don't think you can post photos here, so I'll just type it below. What you are about to see is an astonishing record from Battling's school days that tells you everything you need to know about Johnson, a man mountain with feet of quicksilver: his school sports days results from 1900:

    Junior Boys:

    Championship. First

    100m B. Jim Johnson
    100m hurdles B. Jim Johnson
    200m B. Jim Johnson
    400m. B. Jim Johnson
    800m J. Steedman
    1500m. J. Steedman
    Discus. B. Jim Johnson
    Shot. B. Jim Johnson
    Javelin. B. Jim Johnson
    Baseball. S. Bradley
    Long Jump. B. Jim Johnson
    High Jump. B. Jim Johnson
    Triple Jump. B. Jim Johnson
    4 X 100m relay. Simmonds (Battling Jim might have been in the relay team?)
     
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  2. BCS8

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    Wow, pretty impressive.

    Did they call him "Battling" at school too?

    :thinking: I could almost believe that he might become as legendary as Dustin Nichols.
     
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I think that we have to consider him a slightly under rated heavyweight in hindsight.

    A Carlos Takem of the era perhaps.
     
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  4. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True...incredible.
     
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  5. SambaKing1993

    SambaKing1993 Don't do it Zachary! Full Member

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    Stunning.
     
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  6. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Do we know how many kids attended his school? If there were only four this looks a lot less impressive.
     
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  7. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    In alphabetical order, his classmates were:

    Battling Herbert Connell
    Battling Larry Jackson
    Battling Marie Simms
    Battling Susan Wilberforce
    Battling Michael Wilson

    Some believe that Mysterious Billy Pickles may have attended the school, but he wouldn't have showed up in the class photograph, so it's hard to tell.
     
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  8. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    What were they battling?
    Evolution?
    *slaps knee*
     
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  9. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    You're thinking of Battling Bill Bryan.
     
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  10. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    doesnt mean a Thing in a Boxing ring.
     
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  11. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Battling Depression never lost a fight
     
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