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Nothing going on here since yesterday - so maybe the time has come for some clues.
GJC:
Yes, you would think one of those great fighters you mention - who had long careers but somehow never got that elusive title shot - would be a prime candidate for this one. In fact, before posting this question I checked the records of all four (Bivins, Burley, Williams and Marshall), but found nothing of interest (in relation to this question, that is!).
mrboxer:
Know what you mean... with so many fights against champs/contenders, common sense tells us, that our man sooner or later would get a shot himself. Only it never happened, and it had nothing to do with the old "colour-barrier".
BattlingNelson:
You're on the right track! The operative word here is "journeyman"... and if you add "fun-loving", "boozing", "womanizing" and (especially) "globe-trotting", you're halfway there. We're talking about a post-WW2 boxer, who compiled a record of well over 200 fights in close to 20 countries. He even found time to make a short stop-over in Battling Nelson's native country! Oh, well... now I've practically given it away!!
GJC:
Yes, you would think one of those great fighters you mention - who had long careers but somehow never got that elusive title shot - would be a prime candidate for this one. In fact, before posting this question I checked the records of all four (Bivins, Burley, Williams and Marshall), but found nothing of interest (in relation to this question, that is!).
mrboxer:
Know what you mean... with so many fights against champs/contenders, common sense tells us, that our man sooner or later would get a shot himself. Only it never happened, and it had nothing to do with the old "colour-barrier".
BattlingNelson:
You're on the right track! The operative word here is "journeyman"... and if you add "fun-loving", "boozing", "womanizing" and (especially) "globe-trotting", you're halfway there. We're talking about a post-WW2 boxer, who compiled a record of well over 200 fights in close to 20 countries. He even found time to make a short stop-over in Battling Nelson's native country! Oh, well... now I've practically given it away!!
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