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What World Champion was never on a cover of THE RING until 50 years after he lost the title?

A clue, please

John L Sullivan?

Richie Aprille rules wrote:A clue, please

He was a Champion while THE RING was being published (i.e., it's not a person who was champion pre-1922).

Gene Tunney!

Jimmy Braddock

Jack Johnson?

bollox wrote:Jack Johnson?

not pre 1922

Rory McCloskey wrote:

bollox wrote:Jack Johnson?

not pre 1922

Max Schmeling?

http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/B ... :Searching

Harry Greb?

Is the certain cover of that one fighter only, or does the cover have several other fighters with the one in question?

benny leanard?

Larry Holmes...............

Nope, nope, yes, nope, nope

Benny Leonard?

KOJOE90 wrote:Benny Leonard?

A number of these guesses were all on covers.
Leonard was on the August 1922 cover, if not more covers.
Holmes : July 1992 & others
Greb: April 1922
Schmeling: Feb 1930 & others
Braddock: August 1936
Tunney: Oct 1927 & many others

Archie Moore?

who is itttt

Rory McCloskey wrote:who is itttt

It certainly wasn't a heavy

haven't looked but starting in 22 means that with a 50 year balance that 1972 could have been the earliest magazine. It then has to be someone for one reason or another who had revived interest for readers. LaMotta comes to mind because of the great Scorcese film, but he didn't lose his title until 1951 (just checked) and I think the film came out in the late 1980s... so not quite enough time.

I'm trying to think of someone else who has had a resurgence. Braddock has already been picked.

It could of course be from one of their HOF features... So someone from a lower weight category getting their dues later on. Someone like Panama Al Brown?

Maybe my thinking might help someone get this becasue it's really quite annoying.

Great question Ric

Again I ask...is said fighter on the cover by himself, or are there several other fighters on the cover with him?

I know "Panama" Al Brown was never on a cover by himself, but he is on a 1980's cover along with several other fighters!

barry wrote:Again I ask...is said fighter on the cover by himself, or are there several other fighters on the cover with him?

I know "Panama" Al Brown was never on a cover by himself, but he is on a 1980's cover along with several other fighters!

http://www.boxrec.com/media/images/e/ea/85Aug.jpg
Panama Al Brown it is! He was being inducted into THE RING's Boxing Hall of Fame, and finally made the cover August 1985--50 years after he had lost the bantamweight title. Strange that a guy generally recognized as Champion from 1929-35 was never featured on a cover during his reign.

(Barry, I did answer your question three posts ago. )

My bad....I misinterpreted the yes for a nope.

Ric wrote:

barry wrote:Again I ask...is said fighter on the cover by himself, or are there several other fighters on the cover with him?

I know "Panama" Al Brown was never on a cover by himself, but he is on a 1980's cover along with several other fighters!

http://www.boxrec.com/media/images/e/ea/85Aug.jpg
Panama Al Brown it is! He was being inducted into THE RING's Boxing Hall of Fame, and finally made the cover August 1985--50 years after he had lost the bantamweight title. Strange that a guy generally recognized as Champion from 1929-35 was never featured on a cover during his reign.

(Barry, I did answer your question three posts ago. )

I wonder why that is?. Surely Brown was recognised as an outstanding champion during his reign so its strange that he never made the cover during his long reign.

Is there anywhere where you can access the images of the RINGS covers from the 20s and 30s etc?..... 8)