Missing Fights For Lee Walker

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DavidEpstein
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Missing Fights For Lee Walker

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These three matches should be added to Lee Walker's (http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer) record:

1.) Mar.1,1958-Gomeo Brennen,Marlin Tuna Club,Bimini...L KO 7
(Walker fought as Al Walker)
2.) Apr.26,1977-Scott Clark, Orlando, Florida................L KO 2
(Walker fought as Eddie Walker)
3.) Apr.8-Ceotis Burgess, Victory Hotel, North Miami Beach, FL....L KO 1
(Walker fought as Eddie Walker)
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Can you send some references so the bouts can be verified?
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All three of these matches are in the Boxrec data base but are listed on the wrong fighters record. They should be moved to Lee Walker's record.
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We need references, i.e., video's, commission reports, newspapers, ring magazine, etc.
Then, we are glad to consider making the changes.
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Regarding the two Florida fights, you're likely correct and your corrections make more sense than our 'guess' that he was Eddie Walker of Nevada. I added them to Lee Walker's record, with a comment that the fighter was reported as Eddie Walker. Regarding the Bahamas fight, I'm not so sure. This bout was held years before any fight we have listed for Florida's Walker. Also, the fact that he fought an 8-round main event on this program, and apparently put on a credible performance, leads me to believe that he was not an inexperienced youngster as Florida's Walker would have been. I think it's more likely that the report of the fight listed the wrong first name for Walker or that he was a local fighter whose fights are not yet entered in our database. If you have any proof that he was Lee Walker of Florida, please let us know.
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But it says on his bio http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:164074 some sources claimed his birth name to be Walter Lee Walker and his debut was in 1951
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John wrote:But it says on his bio http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:164074 some sources claimed his birth name to be Walter Lee Walker and his debut was in 1951
I didn't see that. I would like to know the sources of these claims however.
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