I don't know much but want to learn more. Can you tell me more about the role of black fighters and how they were perceived in relation to their status in society?

First a small article to get to know some of this great boxers:

http://www.topclassboxing.co.uk/Articles/Role_Call_for_Murderers_Row.html

>>68907543
Backin the day very few coloured fighters were allowed to fight for a title, it was a sacrilege, Henry Amstrong was fortunate to have a very well conected manager, also add to this the mob influence in the sport that was very big.

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First Jack Chase, a very skilled speed demon...

http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2010/11462-chasing-jack-chase-part-i-the-dead-end-kid

http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2010/11473-chasing-jack-chase-part-2-a-candle-in-the-glove

http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2010/11480-chasing-jack-chase-part-3-unredeemed

http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2010/11488-chasing-jack-chase-part-4-californ-i-am

http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2010/11501-chasing-jack-chase-part-5-fade-to-black

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Second Holman Williams, Joe Louis learned the great jab form him & also prefered to watch him shadowbox to pick up ideas, a finesse fighter....

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/13741-15-secondstoledo

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/holman-w.html

http://www.boxing.com/the_memory_bank_part_ten.html

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Thrid Eddie Booker, master of hi craft....

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/14906-shadow-boxing-at-the-golden-gate-part-1

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/14925-shadow-boxing-at-the-golden-gate-part-2

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Fourth Jimmy Bivins, the Cleveland Spiderman....

http://www.boxing.com/maybe_late_great_jimmy_bivins_was_a_champ_after_all.html

http://www.boxing.com/ten_count_for_jimmy_bivins.html

>>68907681
That just makes it even funnier that Joe Louis became a national hero for beating up that Nazi boxer (Max something) in the 1930s

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Fifth Bert Lytell, a southpaw beast...

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/13908-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-1toledo

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/13926-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-2toledo

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/13954-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-3toledo

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/13975-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-4toledo

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/13994-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-5toledo

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/14002-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-6toledo

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/14029-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-7

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/14046-the-beast-of-stillmans-gym-part-8

WE

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Sixth Aaron Wade, the tiger....

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18190-battle-hymn-the-untold-story-of-little-tiger-wade

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18204-battle-hymn-the-untold-story-of-little-tiger-wade

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18234-battle-hymn-part-2-the-gift

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18269-battle-hymn-part-3-rising-up-

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18282-battle-hymn-part-4-this-is-archie-moore-talking

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18303-battle-hymn-part-5-blind-tiger

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18328-battle-hymn-part-6-the-brink

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18346-battle-hymn-part-7-sugar-on-the-sidewalk

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18370-battle-hymn-part-8-shadow-and-light

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles-frontpage/18392-battle-hymn-part-9-gone-to-glory

>>68909927
Wasn't Max Schmeling jewish though?

>>68912103
IDK but he saved various jews during the war period

>>68912103
Also he paid for Joe Louis funeral. Atruly good person.

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Seventh Lloyd Marshall, action man....

http://www.charleyburley.com/page19.htm

http://www.boxing.com/uncrowned_champion.html

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Herbert Lewis Hardwick, the Cocoa Kid....

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12155-just-watch-mah-smoke-the-secret-journeys-of-cocoa-kid

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12170-just-watch-mah-smoke-part-i-lost-at-sea

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12206-just-watch-mah-smoke-part-2-my-ship-is-coming-in

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12253-just-watch-mah-smokeq-part-3-the-great-informer

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12280-just-watch-mah-smoke-part-4-knock-the-eight-ball-out-

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12332-qjust-watch-mah-smokeq-part-5-holman-williams

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12450-just-watch-mah-smoke-part-6-top-contender-adrift

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12472-just-watch-mah-smoke-part-7-divin-with-da-sharks

http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/12507-just-watch-mah-smoke-part-8-traveling-light-

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Ninth Elner Ray, violent kid....

http://www.boxing.com/elmer_rays_50_in_a_row.html

http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=45651

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Tenth, maybe the most skilled of the BMR....

http://www.boxingforum.com/boxing-forum-general-discussion/16495-gods-war.html

>>68919718
http://www.boxinginsider.com/history/charley-burley-great-fighter-no-one-knows/

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=178438

http://www.thesweetscience.com/article-archive/2005/2602-it-wasn-t-so-much-charley-burley-s-color

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/burley.htm

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Eleventh Archie Moore, the old mongoose...

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/archie-moore-revisited-part-one

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/archie-moore-revisited-part-two

http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/archie-moore-revisited-part-three

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Twelfth Ezzard Charles, the Cincinnati Cobra...

http://coxscorner.tripod.com/charles_gs.html

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/casey/MC_Charles.htm

http://www.boxing.com/the_haunting_of_ezzard_charles.html

http://www.boxing.com/the_vintage_years_of_ezzard_charles.html

http://checkhookboxing.com/index.php?threads/the-ezzard-charles-archive.31993/

http://www.boxingforum.com/314445-post23.html

>>68920109
Archie Moore bonus:

http://www.boxingforum.com/310251-post21.html

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Light Heavy killers bonus:

http://thecruelestsport.com/2013/03/05/when-the-cobra-caught-the-mongoose-the-night-ezzard-charles-knocked-out-archie-moore/

bump

good thread Mexanon. I love learning about the non-meme days of boxing.

>>68926466
Thanks Americanon (lol), i belive that the mid 30's to the mid 50's was the apex of the sport, the techniques were more advnced back then, you really have to know how to control the range and distance in both offense and defense, also you didnt have todays golves that compared with yesterdays horehir gloves are like pillows.

Also the amateur system really messed up the development of technique in a fighter since you need to mainly throw and land a more punches than the opponent to win.

Bumping for people that are interested to read...

/asp/ was literally made for threads like these but now thanks to faggots on here whining about one general that board has been ruined.