Buford Ransom

Name: Buford Ransom
Alias: Schoolboy Ransom
Hometown: Seattle, Washington, USA
Died: 2013-06-03 (Age:85)
Pro Boxer: Record

Division: Welterweight
Manager: Frisco McGale

According to the June 14, 1948 Tacoma News Tribune (Tacoma, WA, USA), Buford Ransom learned to box with both hands tied (see photo above):

"Frisco McGale, Ransom's manager, came up with the idea when his boy waded into every opponent swinging for a knockout--and paying no attention to defence. Stretching a short length of clothesline rope from each of Buford's wrists to his arms, McGale trussed Buford so he couldn't hit. But the Negro schoolboy still had freedom enough in his arms to ward off blows. Frisco tossed him into the practice ring against the best boxers available and told them to shoot the works. 'These days,' Frisco grins, 'Buford is a hard boy to hit.' The record bears him out. Buford posted 12 knockout victories in his 15 fights and was shaded only once."

According to the Social Security Death Index on the Ancestry.com Web site, one Buford Ransom was born on November 10, 1927 and died on June 3, 2013.