“The Wrecker of Champions” – when boxing epithets are not bad. The owner of this Sobriquet was a warrior from London East End, called Children’s socks. His career stretched in the years 1922–1934 and received over 200 professionals-on his eyes, but the socks were not a journeyman. At various times of fighting, apart from the title, he defeated the prevailing masters of flying in Europe, Great Britain, France, Belgium and Ireland, as well as the prevailing titles of Bantameight Britain and France.
This was of course in the era of eight widely recognized weights with one world champion in each of them, when the possession of the British title was perhaps similar to the recognition of today’s world crown. The elegant sock record is 107-77-25, but he has never won any title that says a lot about the flies caliber, Bantam and featherweight competing in Great Britain.
The kid was born in 1904 in Bethnal Green, Eastern London. His real name is George Stockings, but he changed it into boxing goals to more suitable socks for children. After boxing as an amateur for the Webbe Institute, the socks changed Pro at the age of 18 and from the very beginning were heavily matched. Some of these early fights were losses, but when he developed “WS” he soon surpassed “LS”.
In March 1924, just 18 months after overturning, the socks faced the future world champion of Bantamweight Teddy Baldock (then 17-0) at the British Boxing headquarters, the National Sporting Club (NSC). “I learned as much on socks as everyone else,” Baldock remembered. “He could adapt me to the speed, but he did not wear a excavation. It was arduous for me to hit him in rinsing … and when the last bell sounded, I returned to my angle fully satisfied that I was beaten for the first time. But the judge did this draw, and my supporters said that I was robbed, but I apologize for the socks.
A year later, socks fought through the best fly authorities in the country. He performed the prevailing British and Europe champion, Elky Clark from Glasgow, in a 12-round non-electual fight in the Royal Albert Hall, and then 10 months later he got the title match with Clark in NSC. Bn He called this “one of the fastest, purest and most arduous battles that one could hope that diminutive men.” But the limit of the 20 rounds against the difficult -striking Scot turned out to be too much for the socks, who as Bn “Assimilation terrible blows with steadfast courage” in the last few rounds have been observed. The kid lasted until 20, when the judge intervened. This and the lost battle for Bantameight Bantamweight in Australia, in 1928, were the only title fights of the socks.
Many other outstanding names organize his record – world champion Panama Al Brown, Victor “Juvenile” Perez and Emile Padner (with whom the socks drew) and the British titles Len Harvey, Nel Tarleton, Kid Pattenden, Dick Corbett, “Spider” Jim Kelly and Johnny Brown British master Bantameight). In 1929, the socks lost 15-year-old to 16-year-old boxing Wonderboy Nipper Pat Daly, who, although the winning one, described the kid as “one of the smartest fighters I met.”
Although diminutive, even for a fly or bantam, socks fought for a featherweight. He was amazing in predicting a rival’s movements, wise with counteracting and extremely quick with legs and fists, but he lacked a harmful blow. Bethnal Green Feather Wwweight Ted Kirkland, whose socks they managed in the 1930s, remembered: “He was nice, caring and put much more in boxing than ever he got out of him. One night he was promoted to Hoxton Baths, he was in the account. The kid died in 1972 at the age of 68.
George Foreman in Ko 5 Ron Lyle January 24, 1976; Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV January was a good month for George Foreman. Throughout his entire career he fought nine times in the first month of the year, winning a knockout or stop each time. The most unforgettable and invigorating of them was his wild fight with Ron Lyle in Las Vegas, which even today stands at a high level of heavyweight. Some time has passed to start; Compared to what happened, the opening round was peaceful, and the second was noteworthy only because the bell sounded after two minutes. Hell dissolved in the third, when Foreman dressed Lyle before the fire really roared in the fourth; Foreman first hit the deck, Lyle left his right hand, then undermined Substantial George at the end of the round. But the January blues were Lyle in fifth place, when 17 without answers sent him and went out.
Do you know? It was the first fight that took place in the sports pavilion in Caesars. It was built in 1975 for tennis “spectacular” with the participation of Jimmy Connors. The last boxing action, which took place in 1996, when Oscar de la Hoya defeated Darryl Tyson.
Watch out for: Has there ever had a better stroller than the fourth?
In November last year, Judge Watford, Bob Williams, was an official in Wembley Arena on the authority of Conor Benn. Bob coped with two of the five competitions and eight Run-i acted as a referee of the other three. One of the most proud moments in an outstanding career, when the third man came when he assessed the fight between Liam Davies and Sean Cairns for the empty English title of Bantamweight. Bob has been a star for several years and he has sown and evaluated many leading fighters of Great Britain, but the reason why this fight was so unique is that his great -grandfather, Jim Williams from Marylebone, fought for the same title at the end of the 19th century.
I remember Bob well as high quality super airy at the turn of the eighties and 1990s. He defeated as BF Williams, won 20 of his 33 competitions and regularly assessed about 20 places on what was at that time a highly competitive division in Great Britain, crowned by Pat Barrett, Andy Holligan, Tony Ekubia and Ross Hale.
Bob began to box as a youthful boy, and when his father saw that he was seriously approaching the game, he told Bob about his excellent ancestor, and then went upstairs to find a long -lasting belt, which for many years was put on the side. A belt that is still kept in the family is an English championship by 116 pounds, and ancient Jim fought for him four times in 1899–1902. Just seeing this belt and hearing about his great -grandfather was needed Bob, and he became fanatical participation in his local gym in Bushey ABC and learning everything he could.
While energetic professional Bob has become a fireman and although he is currently one of the most talented judges in Great Britain, he can still be found with younger colleagues regularly participating in sedate incidents in Hertfordshire and the surrounding area.
Jim Williams boxed in many championship competitions in Bantamweight or around in 1895–1902. At that time, the classic eight championships have not yet been established, and the fights were arranged with many different scales. Jim fought for the English title at 114 pounds, 115 pounds and 116 pounds, and achieved a noteworthy victory in one of these competitions.
Mounted with a great Palmer pedlar at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, in January 1902, few would give Williams a great chance. Palmer recently undertook the title of world champion twice, losing to Terry McGovern and Harry Harris. In the previous duel he defeated George Dixon, another world warrior. The Williams camp was sure of their man and from the very beginning supported them, incapacitating the Canning Town fighter. Palmer was on canvas in the blister four times in the first round, and then was sent by a body shot at the beginning of the second. It was Jim’s biggest victory, and he retired in 1909, he had almost 50 competitions in 16 years.
Bob’s last fight took place in 1994 at the town hall in Watford. It is understandable that being a local boy, Bob founded a lot of fans among regular participants of this renowned boxing place. Tailored to the free SUPER-LIGHT title in the southern area against Jon Thaxton, it was to be the most prestigious Bob competition.
He won his three previous duels at a distance, all in Watford, and was in good shape. Thaxton, however, walked in places, earlier I beat Dean Hollington in three rounds, and the Norwich man was a favorite before the fight. Bob’s plan consisted in testing an early storm for four rounds before he accelerated the pace. As he told me on the phone, looking back at the fight, Bob did not reach so far, he was stopped at the fourth.
Bob can be proud of his achievements, both as a boxer and a judge, and he can certainly be proud of his great -grandfather.
Archie Moore in PTS 15 Joey Maxim January 27, 1954; Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Archie Moore has already stopped his world title in the weight of lightweight against Joey Maxim, the man from whom he took him in 1952. Before the third fight, Moore fought to reduce the weight of 175 pounds-mainly because of his regular trip to a massive position-when the news appeared that Archie’s wife had a support against her husband. But Moore, always approaching this renowned defense of the Cross, headed the fight with his aged rival. The maxim was released and almost on the eighth on the right hand, dressed again in 11th And he was grateful that he heard the last bell. Moore won three developed results 148-134, 148-135 and 145-137.
Do you know? The Moore quality meter can be obtained from the opposition with which he had at that time. In the years 1954–1955 he defeated Maxima, Harold Johnson and Bobo Olson in a slight massive, and heavyweight defeated Bob Baker and Nino Valdes before he lost to Rocky Marciano.
Watch out for: Many fights between the two warriors were so common that the presenter presented “the latest edition of Archie Moore versus Joey Maxim”.
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