Are Eddie Joseph and Eddie Josephs the same fighter?

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boxingfan2004
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Are Eddie Joseph and Eddie Josephs the same fighter?

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Eddie Joseph is listed as fighting against Gene Tunney, but that is the only record of him.

http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=013541

Eddie Joseph
Sex Male
Nationality United States
Hometown Staten Island, NY
Division Heavyweight

Lb St:Lb Kg | Date |

Career Totals Won 0 (KOs 0) | Lost 1 | Drawn 0 | Tot 1

Career Recorddate Lb opponent Lb wld last 6 location
1921-08-29 Gene Tunney 29-0-1

New York, NY, USA L PTS 12 12

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There is an Eddie Josephs who fought about the same time and was also from New York, and I think that it was the same person.

http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=172976

Eddie Josephs
Sex Male
Nationality United States
Hometown Brooklyn, NY
Division Heavyweight

Lb St:Lb Kg | Date |

Career Totals Won 1 (KOs 0) | Lost 5 | Drawn 0 | Tot 6

Career Recorddate Lb opponent Lb wld last 6 location
1929-04-29 Leo (One Punch) Williams 3-3-0

Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, NY, USA L KO 1 10
Williams KOed Josephs in 25 seconds.
1928-10-01 Young Bob Fitzsimmons 32-14-3

L KO 3 0
This fight is listed in Fitzsimmons' record in the 1932 Everlast Boxing Record and 1941 All-Time Ring Record Book as occurring in 1928, but neither date nor location is given.
1922-10-31 Jack Douglas 0-1-0
Pioneer A.C., Brooklyn, NY, USA L PTS 10 10
1922-08-21 Sailor Martin 1-3-0

Newark, NJ, USA L PTS 8 8
1922-07-22 Bob Roper 21-16-3

Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, NY, USA L KO 2 12
Josephs subbed for Floyd Johnson (San Francisco).
1920-11-29 Bob Langdon 3-4-2

Buffalo, NY, USA W PTS 6 6

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