How good was Curtis Cokes?

[VegasMichael]

He passed away earlier this year in Dallas.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/ot...es-dies-at-82/ but I don't know whatever happened to it.

I used to have a book he wrote called "The Complete Book of Boxing for Fighters and Fight Fans" but I don't know whatever happened to it. He held the welterweight title for a while in the 60's but lost it to the great Jose Napoles.

[GhostofDempsey]

He was an underrated fighter. Fought in an era of Luis Rodriquez, Emile Griffith, Napoles and other excellent welters. I have the book he wrote on boxing training back in the seventies or eighties. No doubt he would be a champion today.

[Rick Taylor]

He passed away earlier this year in Dallas.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/ot...es-dies-at-82/ but I don't know whatever happened to it.

I used to have a book he wrote called "The Complete Book of Boxing for Fighters and Fight Fans" but I don't know whatever happened to it. He held the welterweight title for a while in the 60's but lost it to the great Jose Napoles.

curtis joke was a glorified journeyman and a quitter

[them_apples]

curtis joke was a glorified journeyman and a quitter

well you just described every paper champion today, so he very well may still have been a champion today. I mean, theres 4-5 damn titles to grab now so...

[The Old LefHook]

He had the right name. Jermall Cokes or Shane Cokes just doesn't cut it. The alliteration of Curtis works.