Chick Suggs - Revision history

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Wouter at 14:38, 12 September 2009

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	Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I. where he had come to live as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs defeated fighters such as [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]]. Although occasionally promoted as being the ''World's Colored Bantam Champion'', Suggs lost the only title shot he received during his career: losing a 10-round decision to [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]] for the Massuchusetts version of the World Featherweight Title.		Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I. where he had come to live as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs defeated fighters such as [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]]. Although occasionally promoted as being the ''World's Colored Bantam Champion'', Suggs lost the only title shot he received during his career: losing a 10-round decision to [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]] for the Massuchusetts version of the World Featherweight Title. He was the older brother of fellow boxers [[Oscar Suggs\|Oscar]] and [[Louis Suggs]].

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Wouter at 12:10, 12 September 2009

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	Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I. where he had come to live as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs defeated fighters such as [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]]. Although occasionally promoted as being the ''World's Colored Bantam Champion'', Suggs lost the only title shot he received during his career: losing a 15-round decision to [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]] for the Massuchusetts version of the World Featherweight Title.		Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I. where he had come to live as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs defeated fighters such as [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]]. Although occasionally promoted as being the ''World's Colored Bantam Champion'', Suggs lost the only title shot he received during his career: losing a 10-round decision to [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]] for the Massuchusetts version of the World Featherweight Title.

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Wouter at 12:10, 12 September 2009

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	Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I where he had ~~arrived~~ as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs ~~got only one title shot, (~~as ~~recognized by the Massachusetts Boxing Commission)--against [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]], but lost the decision. But Suggs defeated world champions~~ [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]] ~~during his career~~. ~~(Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him~~ the ~~appellation of "~~World's Colored Bantam Champion.")		Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I. where he had come to live as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs defeated fighters such as [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]]. Although occasionally promoted as being the ''World's Colored Bantam Champion'', Suggs lost the only title shot he received during his career: losing a 15-round decision to [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]] for the Massuchusetts version of the World Featherweight Title.

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Wouter at 10:44, 12 September 2009

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	~~An excellent fighter and contender~~, '''Chick Suggs''' got only one title shot, (as recognized by the Massachusetts Boxing Commission)--against [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]], but lost the decision. But Suggs defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]] during his career. (Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion.")		Orginally from North Carolina, '''Chick Suggs''' started his career in Newport R.I where he had arrived as a youth with his parents. An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs got only one title shot, (as recognized by the Massachusetts Boxing Commission)--against [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]], but lost the decision. But Suggs defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]] during his career. (Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion.")

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Ric: clarified title recognition

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clarified title recognition

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	An excellent fighter and contender, '''Chick Suggs''' ~~received~~ only one title shot ~~during his career~~--against [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]], but lost the decision. But Suggs defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]] ~~before he was through fighting~~. (Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion.")
			An excellent fighter and contender, '''Chick Suggs''' got only one title shot, (as recognized by the Massachusetts Boxing Commission)--against [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]], but lost the decision. But Suggs defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]] during his career. (Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion.")

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Ric: formatting

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	* An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs received one title shot against Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan, but lost the decision.		An excellent fighter and contender, '''Chick Suggs''' received only one title shot during his career--against [[Dick (Honeyboy) Finnegan]], but lost the decision. But Suggs defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]] before he was through fighting. (Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion.")
	* Defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]].
	* Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion"

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Matt at 17:52, 11 September 2009

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	* Defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]].		* Defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]].
	* Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion"		* Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion"

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Rowdytimothy: fix internal link

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	* An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs received one title shot against Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan, but lost the decision.		* An excellent fighter and contender, Suggs received one title shot against Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan, but lost the decision.
	* Defeated world champions [[~~Boxer:Abe_Goldstein:009851\|~~Abe Goldstein]], [[~~Boxer:Benny_Bass:009585\|~~Benny Bass]] and [[~~Boxer:Sammy_Fuller:009435\|~~Sammy Fuller]].		* Defeated world champions [[Abe Goldstein]], [[Benny Bass]] and [[Sammy Fuller]].
	* Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion"		* Apparently his manager, Dave Lumiansky, gave him the appellation of "World's Colored Bantam Champion"