The Washington times., 1928-01-02
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boxing ratings computed from tue
selections of the boxing editors OF
fwenty.six Hearst newspapers are
presented today as q consensus OF
nationwide opinion.
Assayed in the crucible of remote
perspectives, some Of the champions
fail to make grade A. The ratings,
however. reflect general opinion.
Thev cover all American boxing
territory from coast to coast and
from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Foreign boxers received scant
consideration, as few have appeared
anywhere except on the Atlantic
Eeaboard. Several men are listed
In two classes.
Champions who stand out
are Bud Taylor, who carried
every precinct as bantam cham.
piOn, and also had slight leads
over Tony CanZoneri and Benny
Bass in the featherWeight divi.
sion; Tommy LOughran, light
heavyweight: Mickey Walker,
middleWeight, and Gene Tunney,
heavyweight.
Tunney was almost a unanimous
choice, but Jack Dempsey was top
ped few points by Jack Sharkey,
George Godfrey runs a strong
fourth.
Jack Delaney gets no better than
fifth place among the light heavy.
weights, probably because of his
inactivity in that division last year.
He ranks fourth with Loughran,
Walker. Slattery and Lomski top.
ping him.
The vote for Lomski and slattery
was a tie. Walker not only got
every vote as No. middleweight,
but came in second as a light
heavyweight.
Bobbing Dave Shade hobs up
as second choice to Walker In the
middleweight class. Jack McVey,
third, and George Courtney,
fourth. made a close race, only
few points separating them.
Joe Dundee just nosed out Ace
Hudkins for welterweight honors.
Sammy Baker was a good third,
with all the others placed far be-
low the top trio.
Sammy MandeI may not be
active I'm defending his title,
but all but six voters placed
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Jimmy McLarnin was . close
second.
Tod Morgan, Honeyboy Finnegan
and Joe Click grabbed practically
all the junior lightweight votes. The
champion barely nosed out Ffnne'
gan, who Is rated considerably
ahead of Click.
Taylor and Canzoneri slightly
topped Benny Bass. who Is the
National Boxing Association feather
weight champion.
Taylor wins the bantam honore by
q mile, getting almost twice as
many votes as Archie Bell, VINO
ranks second.
Newsboy Brown has big lead on
the other flyweights, although he
recently dropped a decision at the
Garden to IzZy Schwartz.
The 10 best men in each class are
listed as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Tunney,
lack Sharkey. Jack Dempsey,
George Godfrey, Johnny RiskO,
Tom Heeney. Pauline UEcudun,
Jack Delaney, Knute Hansen,
Young Stribling.
Light heavyweights Tommy
I.oughran. Mickey Walker, Jimmy
Slattery and Leo Lomski, tied for
third: Jack Delaney, Mike McIisue'
Maxey Rosenbloom. Dave SHADE
Yale Okun, Joe Anderson.
Middleweights 49, Mickey Walker
Dave Shade, Jack McVey, George
Courtney, Phil Kaplan. Jock Ma
lone, Joe Anderson. Pete Latzo,
Maxey Rosenbloom. Walcott Lang
ford.
Hudkins. Sammy Baker. Tommy
Freeman, Hilario Martinez, Mushy
Callahan, My Sullivan. Jofnny In
drasano, Eddie Roberts, Willie Har'
man.
Lightweights Sammy MandeIl.
Jimmy McLarnin, Sid ferris, Billy
Wallace, Phil McGraw. Kid Captain,
Billy Petrolle. Bruce Flowers. Lope
Tenerio, Baby Joe Cans.
Junior Lightweights - Tod
Morgan. HOneybOy Finnegan,
Joe Click, Jack Bernstein. Babe
Herman. Ray Miller. Mike Dun.
dee, Kid KapIan. Carl Duane.
Tommy NFOWley.
Featherweights Bud Taylor
Archie Bell, Bushy Graham, Teddy
Baldock Abe Goldstein, Tony Can
zoneri, Church Hellman, Johnny
Vacca, Kid Francis, Willie Smith.
Flyweights Newsboy Brown.
Frankie Genaro, Izzy Schwartz,
Willie Davies, Johnny Mccoy,
Frenchy Belanger. Ernie Jarvis,
Bias Rodriguez. Midget Wolgast.
Billy Kelly.
NO ROOM FOR DOUBT
Winning nine straight victories
without a defeat, record which
has not been equaled for years. Neal
Jones won the three-cushion bill.
nards championship Of Indiana.
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