In the Ring edition in November 1930, the 10 best medium scales are fine for the master, Mickey Walker. It is crucial that the most crucial contender is California, Dave Shade. Right behind him is two Europeans, Rene de Vos from Belgium and Great Britain Len Harvey.

Shade defeated De Vos within 10 rounds at the Yankee stadium in Recent York in July 1929, but he never met Harvey. Shade has never won the title of the world, but stands out as one of the best men who have never done it. His career lasted in 1918–1935 and lost only 28 competitions in his 221 career, beating such luminaires as Pinkey Mitchell, Augie Ratner, Jimmy Slattery and Ace Hudkins. He also defeated many British fighters in the United States, including Frank Moody, Ted Moore, Bermondsey Billy Wells and Roland Todd.

In the tardy summer of 1930 he announced that he came to London to fight Harvey in the eliminator of the world championship title. Because the fight was to take place in Great Britain, he was content that he should be questioned by a full 15-round course, which did not happen if the fight took place in America. Bn He described him at that time as a “completely seasoned warrior of the ring, a man who fought with one of the fastest, the most complex, the strongest and the most qualified medium in the weight of his time. He literally fought to the front. It can be tiny, if at all, behind Walker, and even he can be a more powerful man than the world champion in medium weight. “

The promoter, Jeff Dickson, sailed to America in August 1930 to complete the contract, and the fight was set for Royal Albert Hall on September 29. Shade left America on September 2, and after arriving in Great Britain, he broke the camp at Fred Dyer’s junior high school in the band, where the photographs accompanying him. Later he finished training in the club in Holborn, and his film material is currently available on YouTube. None of these facilities survived London Blitz 10 years later.

In the competition preview Bn He stated that Shade engaged Harry Mason, Ted Kid Lewis and a feather scale, Harry Corbett to lend a hand him prepare. It was also found that the habit of smoking Shade up to 20 cigars a day was unusual, especially when the American asked if he could smoke between rounds! It was probably an advertising feat, but Shade said he thought smoking did not harm his health or fitness.

In this case, two men fought in a terrifyingly close duel in the fight for very contrasting styles. As expected, Harvey “boxed in a vertical position all the time, while the shadow was tilted, low, he turned and caused that the linen missed sometimes, entering himself to lead a tough left or right to body every time the leftist lenage passed his head.”

At the end of 13. There was nothing about it, but Harvey took advantage of that the shadow would get tired and threw both rounds to make an true decision. So much for cigars. Shade was very complementary to Harvey after the fight and stopped here at two consecutive competitions, both against Jacek Hood, a British welterweight master, and both competitions also take place at Royal Albert Hall, and both ended as a draw.

In December 1930, the Ring assessed Harvey as a number one claimant with shadow in second place. Harvey sailed to the States the following year to chase his shot in title, but lost three duels in a row, two against Vince Dundee and one to Ben Jedy. Never shot in Walker, and many observers believed that he was sewn on American soil.

Every year in 1948–1955 Jack Solomons, then the largest promoter in British boxing, accustomed to the stage of one show per year, in the open air, at the White City stadium at Shepherds Bush in London.

This huge place was built in 1908 for the Olympic Games and was used for boxing sporadically in the 1930s. The capacity was about 90,000 and was exceeded when it was used for the 1939 competition between Len Harvey and Jock McAVoy, still the greatest attendance in the British fight (regardless of what Carl Froch or Tyson Fury can tell you). The place was also used during the 1966 World Championships, when Uruguay met France in a group game.

Solomons introduced here his most spectacular tournaments, and the first, in 1948, managed Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich. In the years 1949–1954 they always took place during the first 10 days of June, when Bruce Woodcock defeated Freddie Mills in 1949, and then lost Lee Savold in 1950. The following year, Don Cockell defeated the American Nick Barone in the highest line, and then in 1952, Cockell was beaten by Randolph Turpin in 11 rounds of the British and Empire Lightles. Turpin returned in 1953 to mention Charles Humez in the competition, which Solomons optimistically settled for the title of world average.

In the following year 1954, Don Cockell, which became heavyweight, returned to the stadium, headed by American Harry Matthews. The competition took place on June 1 and was settled as an eliminator of the world’s heavyweight title. Matthews was nearby. Managed by veteran Jacek Hurley, who started with Billy Silefle in the 1920s, before he ended his managerial career at Boone Kirkman in the 70s, Harry has already switched to the top of the stack and was in line with Rocky Marciano in the last rock competition before he won the title. Marciano got rid of Matthews in two cruel rounds in something that was seen as a fairly even fight before two men entered the ring.

In 1953 he was on his way down, slipping from rating number 5 in June 1952 Ring magazine Grades up to 9 the following year. He came out of the ratings after he suffered 10-round points of defeat from Cockell in Seattle in August 1953. This victory was alone in March 1954. In March 1954. In March 1954 in March 1954 in March 1954 in March 1954. Ring The ratings took place in the days before the commissions we have today.

It was not the best weather when two men met for the second time and the stadium was far from full. Nevertheless, Cockell hit the victory after 10 rounds of thrilling boxing. BN announced that “Cockell won this fight because he always went forward, forcing his rival on the defensive and causes the greatest damage with his stronger blow. Matthews finished the unmarked fight, but the same cannot be said about the winner whose left eye was almost closed and who bleeds from the mouth. “

Two men met again the following year, in Seattle, when Don stopped his man in seven. When asked who probably won between Cockell and Marciano, Matthews said that: “Don is much better in style. Marciano is only a mighty inactive. Cockell can box, stab and moves with class. The stylist always overcomes Lenica. “As we all know, Marciano defeated Cocella in 1955 in one of the most hard fights that was ever seen for the world’s heavyweight.

The White City stadium was used only twice as much for boxing, in 1955, and then in 1958, when Brian London took over the last curtain, beating Joe Erskine in the titles of British heavyweight and the Empire.

Currently, I combine and index my results in 1904 before they are introduced into my database, and I came across several captivating entries that show how much the game has changed in the last 120 years.

By far the best sources for boxing results during this period are Sports life and Mirror of Lifeboth of which are available via the excellent British Library website.

On April 4, 1904, Flying Flying Liverpool, Ike Bradley, met Arthur Grimshaw from Stratford, at East End in London, in 20-rounds in Albert Hall, Modern Brighton, on the other side of Mersey from his hometown.

Grimshaw fought in his first competition north, as well as his first fight over eight rounds. He had some courage to face Bradley, who, although he was a professional for just a few years, was an experienced 15-round specialist. Later, in his career, Bradley decorated himself with many vast and characteristic tattoos, and it was quite unusual during this period, when it was usually only navy boxers.

According to Mirror of Life The report that the fight was good, fought for a bag of 50 pounds, and while “Grimshaw was very clever on his legs and used a great judgment with good basic leftists,” he was nailed in the seventh round with blows, before he was dressed three times, the last time for the full number.

Today, such a loss would cause a minimal suspension of 28 days. If the knockout was bad, the suspension may be longer. This principle applies to every internal defeat, be it by KO, TKO or in retirement. However, in 1904, things were completely different.

Apparently, dissatisfied by nature, his defeat, Grimshaw asked for a rematch, and he got him the next day! Because, on April 5, 1904, two men met again, this time in Circus, Warrington, just a few kilometers down the road from Modern Brighton. The promoter was the same man who organized the first competition and was very elated that he founded it again, especially when Bradley’s contract opponent, a youthful Ward from Liverpool, did not appear.

Once again, the fight was recorded by Mirror of Life And this time Bradley won faster, again with a knockout after three rounds of boxing. “Two boys began to work at maximum speed and there was nothing between them for the first two rounds. In the third Bradley, Grimshaw caught a great blow to the chin and eliminated him. “

Two knockout palsy within 24 hours could not happen today in Great Britain and probably send alarm bells calling anywhere in the world, but not phase Grimshaw and his team, because he returned to the ring nine days later in Liverpool, when he came up with Youthful Yates in 10 rounds.

Grimshaw withdrew from the ring, after an eight -year career, in 1908, with a lost record that included a certain opposition of high caliber. Bradley went to great things, including a US trip in 1906, many competitions that were settled for the world, European or British title, and was at the top of the bill during the opening of the aged Liverpool stadium at Pudsey Street. He was one of the best of the first fighters who left Liverpool, a city steeped in a boxing tradition.

In 1938, the Management Board issued a regulation, which meant that no boxer could engage in two competitions of 10 rounds or more, within five days, and eventually forbade any boxer of participation in two competitions within six clear days from the date of their last competition, and this rule still applies. I wonder what Arthur Grimshaw would do with it.