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Children’s socks – “The Wrecker of Champions”

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“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.

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On this day: Vitali Klitschko ends a long release from Detrone WBC heavyweight master Samuel Peter

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Vitali Klitschko in RTD 8 Samuel Peter
October 11, 2008; O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany
In what, from a perspective, in retrospect was quite unhappy for the heavyweight division, Vitali Klitschko ended a three -year pension and dethroned the WBC master, Samuel Peter, easily clinical. But Klitschko deserves to be tenderly remembering. A huge competitor and one champion in history would have a challenging time, Vitali defeated the apron from the Nigerian opponent, before convincing him after eight rounds. It was his first fight since Danny Williams in 2004 and made it more impressive when it was believed that Vladimir Klitschko had with Peter in 2005. Vitali will remain a champion until 2012, when he left to continue his career in politics with a 45-2 record (41).

Do you know? Klitschko planned to return in 2007, but the proposed fight with Jameel McCline was canceled when the Ukrainian wounded in the back and had to undergo an emergency surgery.

Watch out for: Piotr cut out trees as part of his training for this duel, but it is the accuracy and force of the Klitschko, which draws attention.

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That day: Joe Calzaghe forced Chris Eubanek’s “murky place” in a significant clash of super-medium weight

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Joe Calzaghe in PTS 12 Chris Eubank
October 11, 1997; Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
“I dropped Eubank very early, but after six rounds I was gassed,” said Joe Calzaghe Boxing news This summer. “It was my most arduous fight, passing through 12 rounds. It arrived until the end of the six circulation.

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Watch out for: Fly-on-the Wall of Calzaghe and Eubank furry in their cloakrooms, just before making the ring.

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The first 10 opponents of future heavyweight masters

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  1. Lionel Butler
    The earnest butler passed from losing to the debutant of Riddick Bowe in 1989 to secure the WBC eliminator with Lennox Lewis in 1995. Finally, he gave up in 2010 with a record of 32-17-1 (25).
  2. Howard Smith
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  3. Tunney Hunsaker
    Six months before losing more than six rounds with Cassius Clay, Hunsaker survived the ninth round with the former contender for the title of the world, Tom McNeley. He will retire in 1962 with an estimated record of 19-15-1 (10).
  4. James Broad
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  5. Al Malcolm
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  6. Don Waldham
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  7. Woody Goss
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  8. Lupe Guerra
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  9. Rodell Dupree
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  10. Hector Mercedes
    Mercedes was not much better after he was steam by youthful Mike Tyson in 1985. The only other significant name on his album 1-10 is Paul Poirier, who stopped the Mercedes in two parts.

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