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  • LondonRingRules
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    Ill Fated...

    Here is a pic and Boxrec link to Jack Leon, a 1910s heavyweight.

    He was an impressive speciman by the photo, but had some bad luck. Boxrec records in this era are incomplete, but his first recorded fight resulted in the KO and death of his opponent which resulted in him being charged with manslaughter.

    He lost all 3 of subsequent recorded fights, all by KO to major heavy contenders of the day, Andy Morris, Jess Willard, and Bill Brennan.

    Something to contemplate.

    Jack Leon (LOC)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163816826/in/set-72157603624867509/
    Bain News Service,, publisher. Jack Leon [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Boxing Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10092 Call Number: LC-B2- 2361-8

    http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...1340&cat=boxer
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    • -CANE-
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      Originally posted by LondonRingRules
      Here is a pic and Boxrec link to Jack Leon, a 1910s heavyweight.

      He was an impressive speciman by the photo, but had some bad luck. Boxrec records in this era are incomplete, but his first recorded fight resulted in the KO and death of his opponent which resulted in him being charged with manslaughter.

      He lost all 3 of subsequent recorded fights, all by KO to major heavy contenders of the day, Andy Morris, Jess Willard, and Bill Brennan.

      Something to contemplate.

      Jack Leon (LOC)
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163816826/in/set-72157603624867509/
      Bain News Service,, publisher. Jack Leon [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915] 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Boxing Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10092 Call Number: LC-B2- 2361-8

      http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...1340&cat=boxer
      Very impressive stature and who knows what might have been. Was he exposed by better fighters or did the result of his first fight effect him that much. I guess we'll never know.

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        • sterling
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          #3
          jus another lost great fighter

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