Pittsburgh the best fight city ever?

Surf-Bat · Dec 12, 2012

Lord Tywin said: ↑

I have an old article somewhere that talks about Chips life and gives a lot of detail about his upbringing and time in Greensburg and New Castle. It talks a lot about his first manager and stuff like that.

If I can find it I will see if I can get my son to scan it in and post a picture of it.
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That would be great:good

SLAKKA · Dec 12, 2012

Surf-Bat said: ↑

Don't forget MW champ George Chip, who established himself in Pittsburgh before moving up to New Castle.

Bantie champ Tony Marino is another.

Wee Willie Davies was arguably the greatest flyweight to never receive a title shot (Frankie Genaro wouldn't give him a shot after Willie beat him 8 of 10 rounds in a non-title affair).

Jack McClelland, the "Pride of Pittsburgh", gave Abe Attell a good beating but Red Mason couldn't induce him to give Mack a title try.

Then there are all those top contenders:

Dominick McCaffrey
Patsy Brannigan
Johnny Ray (future Billy Conn trainer)
Frank Moran
Harry Bobo
Curtis "Hatchetman" Sheppard
Bob Baker
Lee Sala
Tommy Yarosz
Tom McMahon
Buck Crouse
Fay Keiser
Jack Zivic
Pete Zivic
Mose Butch
Bill Bossio(the first ranking fighter Angelo Dundee trained)
Billy Jones (top LHW in the 1930s)
Michael Moorer (from Monessen, just south of Pittsburgh)
Al Quaill
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