https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Obie_Walker 2026-06-11T19:18:10Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.38.2 https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=625339&oldid=prev 2016-05-27T15:04:15Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:04, 27 May 2016</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">file</del>:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">WalkerObie</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jpg</del>|left|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">210px</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">photo</del>]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;br&gt;</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">File</ins>:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Obie Walker</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">JPG</ins>|left|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">300px</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thumb</ins>]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ga.</del>, &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and [[Gustave Limousin]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</del>a highly disputed decision<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </del>- Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[:Image:WalkerObie.jpg|Photo 2]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Georgia</ins>, &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-</ins>-despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and [[Gustave Limousin]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(</ins>a highly disputed decision<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)-</ins>-Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Ric https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=613395&oldid=prev 2016-03-19T16:57:54Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:57, 19 March 2016</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|210px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|210px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, Ga., &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, Ga., &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and [[Gustave Limousin]] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and [[Gustave Limousin]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] [a highly disputed decision</ins>] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Cap https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=336857&oldid=prev 2011-01-27T17:26:04Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:26, 27 January 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|210px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|210px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, Ga., &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, Ga., &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">twice to </del>[[Gustave Limousin]] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and [[Gustave Limousin]] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Wouter https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=280577&oldid=prev 2009-10-22T13:39:14Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:39, 22 October 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|210px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|210px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, Ga., &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Cochran, Ga., &#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker&#039;&#039;&#039; was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">out </ins>Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and twice to [[Gustave Limousin]] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and twice to [[Gustave Limousin]] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. Highlights of his career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Wouter https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=280576&oldid=prev 2009-10-22T13:38:03Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:38, 22 October 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">150px</del>|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">210px</ins>|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Savannah</del>, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Walker&#039;s </del>career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Cochran</ins>, Ga., <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&#039;&#039;&#039; </ins>&#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&#039;&#039;&#039; </ins>was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&#039;</ins>&#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&#039;</ins>&#039;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">While this seems to be an overstatement - despite having his best run in Europe he still lost there to [[Jack London]], [[Larry Gains]] and twice to [[Gustave Limousin]] - Walker was certainly a good fighter: he was fleet of foot, had a strong punch and was the possessor of a solid chin. </ins>Highlights of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">his </ins>career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Another opinion:  the above is an overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, and certainly a good fighter, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Another opinion:  Walker&#039;s shorter stature was what made him the dynamo and force to be avoided.  To suggest that because Sam Langford, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson would have been handicapped in a fight with Louis or Ali because of their height is not a valid observation born out by fact.  The short stature of each is what contributed to the explosiveness of each as it did Walker.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Wouter https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=274428&oldid=prev 2009-08-12T08:25:08Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:25, 12 August 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another opinion:  the above is an overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, and certainly a good fighter, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another opinion:  the above is an overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, and certainly a good fighter, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Another opinion:  Walker's shorter stature was what made him the dynamo and force to be avoided.  To suggest that because Sam Langford, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson would have been handicapped in a fight with Louis or Ali because of their height is not a valid observation born out by fact.  The short stature of each is what contributed to the explosiveness of each as it did Walker.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

JABARDELLI https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=224309&oldid=prev 2008-07-11T01:37:28Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:37, 11 July 2008</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of Walker&#039;s career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of Walker&#039;s career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another opinion:  the above is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a wild </del>overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another opinion:  the above is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an </ins>overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and certainly a good fighter</ins>, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Luckett https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=224307&oldid=prev 2008-07-11T01:09:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:09, 11 July 2008</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of Walker&#039;s career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of Walker&#039;s career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another opinion:  <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">this opinion </del>is a wild overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another opinion:  <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the above </ins>is a wild overstatement, as shown by Walker&#039;s spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Luckett https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=224306&oldid=prev 2008-07-11T01:09:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:09, 11 July 2008</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|150px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|150px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of Walker&#039;s career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of Walker&#039;s career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Another opinion:  this opinion is a wild overstatement, as shown by Walker's spotty record.  He had his best run in Europe, but still lost there to Jack London, Larry Gains, and twice to Gustave Limousin.  He was fleet of foot, but his short stature would have put him at a disadvantage against Louis, Schmeling, and other top-notchers.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Luckett https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Obie_Walker&diff=167163&oldid=prev 2007-10-19T11:25:13Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:25, 19 October 2007</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|150px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[file:WalkerObie.jpg|left|150px|photo]]&lt;boxer&gt;21583&lt;/boxer&gt;&lt;br&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. Highlights of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">his </del>career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally from Savannah, Ga., &#039;Bearcat&#039; Obie Walker was a much-avoided heavyweight contender of the 1930s. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In his sports column in the July 5 1938 &lt;i&gt;Atlanta Georgian&lt;/i&gt;, Ed Danforth wrote: &#039;Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. [[Max Schmeling]] shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lighting bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked Schmeling, [[Joe Louis]] and [[Jim Braddock]] in one night within the space of 10 rounds.&#039;&lt;br&gt;</ins>Highlights of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Walker&#039;s </ins>career include wins over [[Tony Galento]], [[Leroy Haynes]], [[Elmer Ray]] and [[George Godfrey]]; the last being for the so-called World Colored Heavyweight Title.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:African American Boxers|Walker, Obie]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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