Local Legends from my hometown

Tommy Connors 18 - 1 - 4 (5) kos

Were gettin into the real old times here. Check his guy out he fought Mike Gibbons and George Chip.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=053315

Tommy Ferguson 1-2 (1)ko plus 10 nds

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=026749

George Chip 42-16-3 (36) kos FORMER WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=011253

Wow! who knew george chip was born in Scranton? He didn't live in Scranton but I put him on the list anyway. He only lived right down the road. This guy is right up there with Latzo and Jimmy Goodrich. He beat Frank Klaus by knockout for the title in 1913 then he defended the title 6 times. He also fought Mike and Tommy Gibbons on several diff. occations losing newspaper dec.s He also amazingly beat Harry greb twice in newspaper dec. He was a real hall of famer.

Man it makes me depressed looking back on what a big boxing town this once was. Back in the coal mining days this city was twice the size it is today and according to both my grandfathers EVERYONE boxed back then. The talent pool was huge. Even in the later days when the coal mines closed and the city started shrinking there was still a butt load of good fighters. it wasn't until Atlantc City legalized gambling and started bringing big fights there that boxing in Scranton realy started to die.
I makes me sad thinking of what I could have been if Id been born 100, 50, or even 20 years earlier. Now I'm stuck here in a dead end job with realy noone to train with. i wish I was alive back then. It would have been a paradise for me.

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 29 Apr 2006, 02:08

i'm back

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 04 May 2006, 21:33

RobD · Post by **RobD** » 05 May 2006, 10:59

Hey. I'm not to far from you Assasin. Any boxing clubs up in Scranton?

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 16 May 2006, 21:11

The only one in the Scranton Area is weston field but its not realy a club anymore. The Odessey fitness center in Wilkes Barre is probably your best bet.

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 21 May 2006, 22:49

There is also a gym in pitston called jbs gym

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 28 May 2006, 21:48

Replies anyone?

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 12 Jun 2006, 04:12

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The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 15 Jun 2006, 06:51

Hi Melanie Ley.

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 16 Jun 2006, 19:07

Jim Judge 7-4-2(3)kos

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=062152

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 16 Jun 2006, 19:16

Harry Ruhlin 2-5-1

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=222082

The Scranton Assassin · Post by **The Scranton Assassin** » 17 Jun 2006, 03:42

Joe Roedale 0-1

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=244458