George Godfrey
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Name: George Godfrey
Alias: Black Shadow of Leiperville
Birth Name: Feab Smith Williams
Born: 1897-01-25
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died: 1947-08-13 (Age:50)
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Leiperville, Pennsylvania, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 3″ / 191cm
Reach: 79½″ / 202cm
Boxing Record: click
Trainer: Jack Blackburn
Manager: Jimmy (Baron) Dougherty
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- Also called "The Black Shadow of Mobile"
- On April 7 1932 Godfrey, weighing 269 lbs, scored a 2nd round KO over Fighting Bob Lawson, 184?, in an 8-round exhibition fight held at the Wilmington DE Auditorium.
