Ezzard Charles was to fight Roy Harris

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  • Davros?
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    Ezzard Charles was to fight Roy Harris

    Just thought some of you guys might be interested in this, i have been talking to Roy Harris daughter on line for a bit after I uploaded some old video footage of him training and she sent me a few of his boxing posters signed by Roy. One of them was a fight between him and former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles, Apparently the fight was all signed but was cancelled 4 days before it was supposed to take place.
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    Originally posted by Davros?
    Just thought some of you guys might be interested in this, i have been talking to Roy Harris daughter on line for a bit after I uploaded some old video footage of him training and she sent me a few of his boxing posters signed by Roy. One of them was a fight between him and former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles, Apparently the fight was all signed but was cancelled 4 days before it was supposed to take place.
    Ezzard Charles was a fantastic fighter and IMO he would be too much for Roy Harris who was decent enough

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    • CCobra
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      Correct me if I'm wrong but Roy Harris was hitting his prime pushing the late 50s or early 60s. A fight with Charles would have taken place any time post-Marciano, in which case Harris would have beaten the great Cincinnati Cobra by then.

      Any idea why the fight were cancelled?
      Last edited by CCobra; 10-03-2009, 05:34 AM.

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