This is the latest in the occasional series about the heavyweight champions of the world and their visits to Great Britain. In previous articles I wrote about Primo Carner and Langford himself, and this week I will look at Jacek Johnson and his British concert tour of 1908. Jackjohnson came to Great Britain on Monday, April 27 from the States, when the German steamer, Kronprinz Wilhelm, did in Plymouth. He was accompanied by his manager, Fitzpatrick himself, and two men immediately followed the train from Plymouth to the Paddington station in London, checked in at the Adelphi Hotel, and in the evening he visited the British Botker, in the field of eight circles, to see 20 rounds.

Johnson was in Great Britain to hunt Tommy Burns, also visiting London, to force him to defend the title, which, as we know, took place in Sydney eight months later. Two men exchanged words in Sporting Press and Burns, who stayed in Jacek’s Castle, in a pub in Hampstead, immediately published 1000 pounds from The Sporting Life, stating that if the Johnson camp was fitting to this amount, the fight was turned on. Fitzpatrick opposed the terms for which Burns insisted on the proposed match and refused to cover money. Johnson challenged the shooting moir, but it was rejected when Moir drew a color line and refused to meet the American.

Johnson spent the majority of this summer, appearing in various music rooms in Great Britain, boxing at exhibitions with a wide British heavyweight, including Jewey Smith, Jam Styles and Fred Drummond. In those days it was quite lucrative for the highest level boxers. Then he was tailored to Ben Taylor (Woolwich) to a 20-round competition in Plymouth. Jack trained on a fight at Regent’s Park and at the Junior High School at the National Sporting Club. He left the Waterloo station on July 30 to go to Plymouth for a fight, which was to take place the next day in Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Mill Street. A vast contingent of fans welcomed him in the city of Devon, which at that time was the center of the fight of the great importance.

The competition, as you can expect, turned out to be one -sided when Johnson defeated Taylor with ease, raising him 11 times in front of a judge called Halt in the eighth round. After the duel, Johnson praised Taylor at his break, stating that he never met a player during his entire career. Later that night at the Mount Pleasant Hotel gathered at the Mount Pleasant Hotel, near the cosmopolitan, where Taylor founded his training camp, and Jack appeared to give Taylor again congratulations to Taylor for organizing such a good competition.

Johnson took part in a series of exhibitions in Dublin, and then in Bristol, where he participated in the Bristol City Vs Everton football match in Ashton Gate – his first experience in sport. Until September 7, he returned to London and announced that in October he was adapted to Box Mike Schreck at the National Sporting Club. On September 14, Schreck manager Jimmy Kelly was announced that the fight was not turned off because Schreck could not be relied to get to a decent condition for the fight.

Together with Burns in Australia, Johnson remained high and desiccated, without a significant fight, so the National Sports Club organized a competition against Sam Langford, which took place at the club on November 9. What would be a coup d’état – a match between the two best bulky scales in the world – but unfortunately this did not happen. On Monday, September 21, Johnson left the Charing Cross Station on the planned Łódź train at 13.20 to France to start a long journey to Australia, where he finally met and defeated Tommy Burns three months later.

In this contemporary era 15-plus, the British title does not wear elderly size. For some youthful perspectives, protecting the British crown is almost an election exercise-perceived as a plain stone on the way to the tilt on World Honors

When there was only eight weights and one world champion, the British crown was the peak of realistic ambitions for most boxers in this country. To win, you had to be good – especially if you had a misfortune to be in the division arranged. Albert Finch from Croydon was on this untruthful when he entered professionals as an average weight in the 1940s.

Born on May 16, 1926, the earliest fights of Albert were on the makeshift ring in the back of George Tavern in the Elderly Town of Croydon. As an amateur he won 63 of 68, chose the title of boys’ club in London, as well as the titles of London and South ABA. He lost in the semi -finals of the medium weight of the ABA championship in 1945 with Faul for this year’s winner Bob Parker.

Albert turned to Pro in August and in the next few years he accumulated a long record of mainly winning points. The impressive silhouette of Finch, the impressive silhouette of Finch – was polished with wavy wooden blocks for the transport and fuels of his father – she denied his boxing style. Skill, endurance and fantastic left stab – which brought him the nickname “The Croydon Woodpecker” – were the features of Albert Finch.

In April 1948, Finch inflicted the first defeat of Pro at Randolph Turpin (then 18-0-1), when he defeated the future world of the middleweight king at Royal Albert Hall. Randolph would suffer only one loss in his next 25 fights, which ended with his historical victory over Sugar Ray Robinson. But it was another Turpin, on which Albert had his goal, older brother of Randolph, Dick.

This year, Dick has gone down in history as the first non-British BBBOFC Era Master, after arranging the Crown of the average weight of Vince Hawkins after raising the archaic “color bar” of the board. Until 1949, the Finch record contained Skalps of most of our leading medium weight. He had 37-5-1, when he finally got a crack in the title as the first contender of Dick’s reign in June this year. Dick kept his British and empire stripes in the fight that Albert won. But for the second time luck for Finch, when in April 1950 he introduced Dick to win both titles, and also stopped him in the third match in July.

However, Finch’s reign was surprisingly compact. In October, Randolph revealed his brother’s failure, as well as his own when Ko’d Albert in five to restore the crown of medium weight to the Turpin family.

Until then, Finch fought for a medium weight. Super-Middle would suit him better, but this division did not exist, so he was obliged to go to massive weight.

He fought three times for the British, massive crown, losing to the three excellent masters in Don Cockell, Alex Bxton and Ron Barton. In 1954, Albert housed Future Empire Titlist Titlist Joe Bygraves, awarding 10 pounds. It was only two years before Bygraves won the title and three before Henry Cooper’s Ko’d in his first defense.

Finch was the favorite sparring partner of Ingemar Johansson, who helped to prepare for the European fight with Cooper in 1957. On the same Bill Bill Albert defeated the twin brother Henry, Jim.

The record of the Finch championships as a professional-month professional reign as a British and empire average in medium weight and only the southern crown as a slight heavy-does not reflect his talents full of justice. Albert (72-21-9) was one of four men who won British titles after World War II, who achieved over 100 professionals. He is in good company. The others are Dick Turpin, Ronnie Clayton and Alex Bxton.

20. Deontay Wilder Draw PTS 12,000 Fury, Los Angeles, 2018
Not entirely slugfest, but amazingly addictive. Fury seemed to browse his path to early lead, when Wilder – a well -known puncher – persecuted and tried to find a hole. One came in ninth place and dropped the Englishman just so that fury returned to the competition. In 12^thFury’s head was set with a stab, and then rewritten in the land of dreams with his right hand and a left hook. It looked like the end, until the Fury woke up on canvas, defeated the count and somehow ended the stronger.

19. Rocky Marciano at PTS 15 Ezzard Charles, Fresh York, 1954
“Two consecutive games or brave warriors have never fought for the title,” said the legendary commentator Don Dunphy from their ring position when the action flowed out and flowed. Charles, he passed his peak, but a better technician, he tried to stop Marciano’s swarm from him. Styles combined, creating a 15-round classic that Marciano reached points.

18. Leotis Martin in RSF 9 Thad Spencer, London, 1968
This iconic classic, which was not shot, is still said by those who witnessed him in the Royal Albert Hall. Martin started quickly, dropping Spencer in the opening round before skill gained control in the middle round during helling exchanges. Spencer looked on the edge of the victory in eighth place before Martin called the decisive attack in ninth place.

17. Floyd Patterson in RSF 6 Ingemar Johansson, Miami Beach, 1961
The Swede quickly began in this rubber match and knocked the master twice. Then Patterson released his left hook to get his own knocking down. The end came six, when Patterson jumped on the left and sank Johansson with two rights.

16. Jefferson Derrek at KO 6 Maurice Harris, Atlantic City, 1999
Not quite fluent in the art of craftsmanship, Jefferson and Harris joined to throw away the uncontrollable violence at a pace in which several other heavyweight couples can match. The second round was breathtaking when Harris hit the mat twice just to put Jefferson himself. The drama lasted in the third, both with rocking and rolling, before the pace slowed four and five in rounds waiting for what was to take place in the sixth. Harris was threatened on board with body arrows before he arose to leave Jefferson in deep trouble. “D-Train” answered in the only way he knew how he stuck the left hook of centuries to Harris, who put his rival to sleep.

15. Joe Louis at Ko 13 Billy Conn, Fresh York, 1941
Before two cards after 12 rounds and needing to win only one of the other three to become a crowned champion, Billy Conn decided that persecuted him for the rest of his life: he went to knockout and presented Joe Louis to do the same.

14. Lennox Lewis in RSF 6 Vitali Klitschko, Los Angeles, 2003
It seems unthinkable now when Kliczko came as a substitute for Kirk Johnson. Klitschko was determined to take a risk and took control early. Lewis looked likely and Lewis looked like his age. But the world champion landed on the third famed right hand and opened the wild cut to the eyes of the pretender. He went to the snail, the British seemed to gain an advantage, and at the end of the sixth, contrary to the fragmented wishes of Klitschko, the fight was stopped in favor of Lewis.

13. Buster Douglas in RSF 10 Mike Tyson, Tokyo, 1990
It was expected that Tyson would do what he always did, quickly Steamroll his opponent. But Douglas had other ideas. The pretender’s hit was stunningly correct, while Tyson, already the fourth round, looked out of ideas. Tyson dropped Douglas in the eighth round and it seemed that when Douglas got on his feet, this order was restored. But the falling energized Douglas and sent Tyson, the so -called invincible man, in 10^th. Tyson, like a drunk seeking his wallet in the bar, looking for elastics on canvas before he was counted.

12. Larry Holmes at PTS 15 Ken Norton, Las Vegas, 1978
Momentum turned into this start for the title of WBC. Holmes took the initiative early before Norton became robust. But Holmes, showing all the trick and strength that would make him one of the greatest of all, gathered. In 13^thNorton looked at the exit. The master replied in the next, before the couple went hell in search of the skin in the last round, the three most violent minutes in heavyweight history.

11. Rocky Marciano in 13 Jersey Joe Walcott, Philadelphia, 1952
Marciano was sent in the opener, and the second best for the sublime Walcott craftsmanship for a long time. Working tirelessly on the back, Marciano was on the cards when they came to 13^th. But Walcott became inattentive, and Marciano freed a blow to life. Game.

10. Michael Moorer at Ko 5 Bert Cooper, Atlantic City, 1992
Cooper was burning in his favorite with his right hand and a maure, and the bell still settled after the first fold, sunk on the canvas. Moorer soon returned the favor with his right hook. In the third, Cooper gained another knocking out, but he was exhausted by the fifth when Moorer finished the chaos with a retina.

9. Ike Ibeabuch at PTS 12 David Tua, Miami Beach, 1961
Ibeabuchi and Tua were involved in a really cruel exhibition of throwing and blowing. According to Compubox, they introduced 1730 blows Between them, which leveled 48 per minute. At the end of 12 rounds, Ibeabuchi was appointed a unanimous winner in a fight that could go both ways.

8. Muhammad Ali in or 8 George Foreman, Kinshasa, 1974
It was expected that the monstrous foreman overcoming Ali’s slowdown. The former king cut off his favorite and hides up close. Foreman, of course, had moments, but it is not true that Ali simply waited for the master to be tired, he hurts him. Exhilarating and brilliant, it was probably Ali at its best.

7. Anthony Joshua in RSF 11 Wladimir Klitschko, London, 2017
Among the sold out of the Wembley stadium there were high expectations long before the opening bell. What happened later and then some. Joshua started quickly and dropped Klitschko in fifth place, but in crazy effort to knock out the Ukrainian, he hit. Joshua was heavily dotted in sixth place before he regained control and won the fight in a dramatic 11^th.

6. Evander Holyfield in RSF 11 Mike Tyson, Las Vegas, 1996
Tyson was considered almost back to his best, and Holyfield disappeared that many called it a unsafe mismatch. It was far from. Tyson hit the mat in the sixth, but with pleasure, throwing the skin in a desperate effort to restore order. He never came, and in 11^thHolyfield graduated from one of the greatest shocks of all time.

5. Riddick Bowe in PTS 12 Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas, 1992
Holyfield and Bowe had a lot to prove and they did it. GUNG-HO War of the Ages delighted fans when Bowe defeated a leisurely start to initiate stunning 10^th. Holyfield – showing exceptional courage and courage – he experienced knocking down in 11^th Before the cards are missing.

4. George Foreman in Ko 5 Ron Lyle, Las Vegas, 1976
With his coat of invincibility ruined by Ali 15 months earlier, fearless Lyle went to war and staggered the former master in the first round, but was hurt in the second. In the fourth brigades he was dropped, got up, dressed in Lyle, but he would be raised again. On the fifth Foreman he was struggling again, but led Lyle to the canvas and left.

3. Like Depmsey Wheat 2 Luis Firo, Fresh York, 1923
Polo areas were properly involved by RAMM when Dempsey was dropped at opening times. He was embarrassed, he ripped off and dressed him seven (seven) times before he was knocked out from the ring. It was a massive disaster and was lucky to survive. Dempsey-which later claimed that after this autumn he saw “eight million stars”, ”Firpo outlined in the second.

2. Joe Frazier at PTS 15 Muhammad Ali, Fresh York, 1971
Never before has been expected before this. Two undefeated heavyweights have already advertised as great all time. The phrase has turned around for centuries – which was emphasized by the final knocking, which increased the reputation of both men – deservedly winning the thriller.

1. Muhammad Ali in RTD 14 Joe Frazier, Manila, 1975
Earlier there were fears that Ali did not take the training seriously and that the phrase was falling sharply. While there was excitement, who are approaching elderly enemies, few expected what happened: the competition as exhausting as you ever see, both men strengthened their legends, ruining in the wild slugfest.