User talk:PaulDon

2007-02-09T06:15:25Z

PaulDon:

Paul, [[(Young) Al Davis|the page]] has been edited. Do you have a better photo of him? Height? Manager's name? A bio of him that could be added to the page, etc? --[[User:Ric|Ric]] 20:56, 8 February 2007 (CST)

== Boxing Club ==

BTW: is there not today in Tacoma an "Al Davies Boxing Club"? --[[User:Ric|Ric]] 21:02, 8 February 2007 (CST)

Thanks! I can probably produce a better photo, though I have none scanned currently. I'll work on that. I'm working on a bio that I can add. Buried somewhere in the family info I have I may be able to locate info like his manager etc. It's a work in progress and I'll certainly try to update as I can.

The Boxing Club in Tacoma is not the Al Davies boxing club but MEETS at the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club. The Boys and Girls club in Tacoma was named in the 1980's after Al T. Davies who donated alot of money to the Boys and Girls club. There is no connection there. By the time that B&G club was named the "Al Davies Boys and Girls Club" the Al Davis in question was living in Guam and had not much to do with anything in this area.

(Young) Al Davis

2007-02-08T22:15:01Z

PaulDon:

[[file:Davies.YoungAl.jpg|left|Young Al Davis]]
<boxer>074786</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight<br>
Annotated [http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=074786 Fight Record]

Al Davis was born Laverne Wilson on June 11th, 1924. He took up boxing in Tacoma, Washington under the name "Young Al Davis". Eventually he legally changed his name to Allan Y. Davis. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 12, 1999.

The image, which is believed to be from a Tacoma newspaper, is incorrectly captioned "Al Davies".

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(Young) Al Davis