Gun Boat Smith Sparring With Bob Armstrong

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Thanks.


Here is the report is again. Read it, it clearly states that Johnson was down flat on his back and when he recovered to his feet he was so dazed that his manger had to cut the round short! What do you call that? I call it a TKO in exhibition match. I don't write them, I just give the board an opportunity to read them. Smith never got a title shot, despite beating several Jack Johnson opponents and would have been highly ranked ( If they had ring ****zine rankings back then ) , just like Langford, Mcvey, Jeanette, and Wills who Johnson ducked while champion. " And he never forgot it " - Smith on the blow who had Johnson down and dazed in the book In this Corner.


https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=....2&dliv=none&



You post the Greb is vastly superior to Johnson is spot on.

Apparently Greb did spar an old Johnson. And Johnson said Greb punches so fast you can’t avoid his shots. Everyone seemed to say this. I wish we could see it. Greb also said Johnson was very hard to hit