Thursday, 6 November 2014
Harold Johnson, A overlooked champion
Harold Johnson, light-hevyweight champ
When we look at rankings f top champions,
the name HAROLD JOHNSON is often
missing from the equation except for
the Penn State boxing crowd of "Philly".
Harold
lost the title to Willie Pastrano in what
some called a big upset of 1963
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
JOHNNY KILBANE, featherweight champion
Amazing Kilbane: by Brian Zelley
The family Kilbane web site to
remember the long term featherweight
champion Johnny Kilbane
http://www.johnnykilbane.com (see web s
Great Kilbane stories:
From "Cyber Boxing Zone"
author: Mike Casey:
"Irish Jewel of Cleveland:
The Great Johnny Kilbane"
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/news/archives/00004120.htm
°* When we understand, that Johnny won the title
from one of the greats, Abe Attell and kept it into
the twenties. For Johnny, he is often overlooked due
to champions like Jack Demsey and Benny Leonard
as well as George Dixon, Abe Attell and Jimmy Wilde.
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