Parade of the Tomato Cans

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Paul Gallico
Hall of fame writer Paul Gallico pioneered the genre of experiential sports coverage by sparing with Jack Dempsey, getting Ko'd, and writing about it.
I've added him as a curiosity fighter. He was a good athlete and fencer, so I made him a southpaw.

Paul Gallico HW boxer 0

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Larry Rozadilla
1955-1956
Global ID 161399
sex male
birth date 1930-01-19
death date 2003-01-11
division lightweight
alias Larry Rosadilla
nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
won 5 (KO 1) + lost 2 (KO 1) + drawn 0 = 7
rounds boxed 27 KO% 14.29
143 - 146 lbs
WBHOF inductee, referee Larry Rozadilla also boxed

Larry Rozadilla JWW boxer 0

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Dick Sadler
1939-1942
Global ID 218719
sex male
birth date 1915-00-00
death date 2003-06-04
division lightweight
nationality United States
residence Hayward, California, United States
birth name Charles R. Sadler
won 1 (KO 1) + lost 6 (KO 4) + drawn 0 = 7
rounds boxed 18 KO% 14.29
133 lbs

WBHOF inductee Dick Sadler also boxed

Dick Sadler LW slugger 0

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Thell Torrence
1959-1965
Global ID 47263
sex male
birth date 1936-06-16
division middleweight
nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
birth place Camden, Arkansas, United States
won 10 (KO 7) + lost 3 (KO 2) + drawn 1 = 14
rounds boxed 64 KO% 50
151 - 160 lbs
WBHOF trainer Thell Torrence also boxed

Thell Torrence MW slugger 3

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IBHOF promoter Herman "Mugsy" Taylor was 2-0 in a brief career as a FLY
not in boxrec

Herman "Mugsy" Taylor FLY boxer 0

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World champion wrestler and IBHOF inductee William Muldoon trained and managed John L. Sullivan. He is said to have boxed, in smokers as well as sparring matches.

William Muldoon HW slugger 1

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Duke Holloway (Halloway)
WBHOF inductee as a trainer.
Nat Fleischer wrote an article on Holloway in the December 1960 issue of The Ring.
Trained Harold Dade, Woody Winslow, Eddie Booker, Chalkey Wright, Elmer ray, Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Jackie Wilson, and Deacon Freddie Scott as pros.
Trained amateurs Thomas Cook, Tommy Peacock, and Joey Rey.
In US Navy 1915-1932
sparring partner for Harry Wills and Sam Langford in 1914
claimed bouts vs. Kid Norfolk, Ed Larson, Battling Norfolk, Gil Dennis, Johnny Watson and Jeff Britten.
began training in 1932
born Texas 1893 or 1894
6 footer

Duke Holloway LHW either 0

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Steve A****o
1988 WBHOF inductee as a trainer. Trained over 8,000 boxers in his 50+ year career.
Long time boxing coach at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY.
boxed as a pro in the 40's but not in boxrec
1940 article refers to him as sparring with Canzoneri, Ambers, Ross, and Armstong in a regimen of daily training in a gym worked by Bimstein.
dropped Ambers in a sparring session.
750 rounds of sparring with these greats when a young man.
Author of a training Manual: Champions Boxing Guide published in 1996
This rating is highly speculative

Steve A****o LW either 6

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Wow
That is the first time I've ever posted a file for a fighter whose name got censored.

[John Dewey]

unless it was meant as a joke whoever censored his name is a ******!
Luckily the name appears in the download.

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Originally Posted by John Dewey

unless it was meant as a joke whoever censored his name is a ******!
Luckily the name appears in the download.

Some words are automatically triggered and censored when posted to the board. This was just the first time I've ever set it off/

[John Dewey]

I guess it's meant to keep people a little more polite than they might otherwise be like on some other websites. I can live with it.

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Met this man's niece and was asked about his boxing career. Discovered him to have been an above average local fighter

Harold Brown
1935-1943
Global ID 24569
sex male
birth date 1914-11-26
division middleweight
height 5' 7" / 170cm
nationality United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
birth place Chicago, Illinois, United States
won 30 (KO 7) + lost 7 (KO 2) + drawn 3 = 40
rounds boxed 267 KO% 17.5
142 - 155 lbs
inactive 1941-1942

Harold Brown WW either 4

[Kobeck]

really appreciate your effort on these. Is there anywhere that these are collected at for one download?

Again I really appreciate it. Just now starting a universe, had TBCB for a couple of years, and will be using these TCs and starting small.

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George Siler
1887
Global ID 221991
sex male
death date 1908-09-13
won 0 (KO 0) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 1
rounds boxed 6 KO% 0
HOF referee also boxed
1871 issued a defi to the world at FW
1872 boxed 14 weeks of exhibitions vs. Dooney Harris at the Grand opera House in New York City.
on road with Billy Warden taking on all comers at 115 lbs for about 18 months
Boxing instructor for over 20 years
1880-1885 supt. of Cooney Island's Iron Pier
1886 arrived in Chicago and taught boxing til 1991
Reprted fights for the Chicago Tribune with a byline.

George Siler LW boxer 2

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Joe Gavras
1936-1941
Global ID 10148
sex male
division lightweight
alias Newsboy
nationality United States
residence San Francisco, California, United States
won 24 (KO 5) + lost 6 (KO 2) + drawn 10 = 40
rounds boxed 294 KO% 12.5
126 - 145 lbs
1996 WNHOF inductee as a fighter posthumously

Joe Gavras LW either 4

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Joe Herman
Global ID 126541
sex male
division featherweight
nationality United States
residence Oakland, California, United States
won 11 (KO 2) + lost 13 (KO 6) + drawn 11 = 35
rounds boxed 123 KO% 5.71
134 lbs
WBHOF inductee in expanded category as a manager and promoter.
1983 WBHOF program gives him as
Wildcat Joe Herman
nee Anton Scherer
born: 1899-01-28 in Yugoslavia
5'6 135 lbs
family moved to Los Angeles when he was young
began boxing as a Newsboy for Los Angeles Record receiving 10 papers for participating, each worth one cent.
siad to have fought opening and closing bouts on cards in 1916 in Marysville & in 1924 in Santa Rosa
claimed 106 pro bouts
operated Oakland's Imperial Gym after retiring, managed over 400, trained 46 fighter by 1929.
coached 1964 Olympic team
also worked as a referee.

Wildcat Joe Herman LW boxer 1

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Professor Joseph B. Stone
born Carstairs, Alberta, Canada 1914-04-19
died 2001-10-05 Bellingham, WA
boxed as amateur 1930-1934, 84-6 at 130 lbs
9-2 as pro in Hawaii, managed by George Blake
taught boxing at Loyola Marymount and in the US Navy
ref 1942-1954
screenwriter for Operation Petticoat
Professor at Loyola Marymount
WBHOF inductee as a referee, also boxed

Professor Joseph B. Stone LW boxer 1

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Frankie Garcia
1916-1929
Global ID 132709
sex male
division featherweight
alias The Masked Marvel
nationality United States
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
won 42 (KO 12) + lost 28 (KO 5) + drawn 12 = 84
rounds boxed 515
Newspaper Decisions won 13 : lost 6 : drawn 1
rounds boxed 188
Total Bouts 104 KO% 11.54
125.5 - 129 lbs
5'6 126 lbs
WBHOF fighter
FW title claimant after beating Charlie Beecher in 1922
claimed 365 pro fights
Francisco Dominguez de Garcia
"The Fighting Newsboy"
Made Ripley's "Believe it or Not" in 1921 floored Toughy Murray 19 times in one round

Frankie Garcia FW slugger 4

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Jerry Moore
1941-1944
Global ID 13847
sex male
division light welterweight
nationality United States
residence New York, New York, United States
birth place New York, New York, United States
won 17 (KO 2) + lost 9 (KO 2) + drawn 4 = 30
rounds boxed 239 KO% 6.67
135.75 - 145.5 lbs
claimed 52 pro bouts with 9 loses
retired 1944 after losing sight in one eye after being thumbed by Willie Joyce
last 5 pro bouts fought with one eye
Moved to Los Angeles
Trained Jimmy Haeir, RobbyEpps, Andy Price, and Clay Hodges

Jerry Moore JWW boxer 4