insignificant fights of the ages

[Bummy Davis]

King of the 4 Rounders Butterbean vs Willie Meehan

Durable trail horses Maroin Wilson vs George" Scrapiron" Johnson
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Ross Purity vs Bob Stallings

Battle of the Catchers Randell"Tex" Cobb vs Chuck"Bayone Bleeder" Wepner

Eratic at 168 Tom"the Bomb"Bethea vs Peter Manfredo


Meehan UD 4

Wilson SD 10
Purrity SD 10

Cobb UD 10

Bethea W10

[ChrisPontius]

I've never seen Marion Wilson, but the man has an iron chin for sure.

I'd pick Meehan over Butterbean because even though he mostly fought 4-rounders, at least he fought good fighters.

Cobb was pretty bad, but still a level above Wepner. I'd say Randall takes a comfortable decision while making a few jokes.


Never seen Tom the bomb, can you describe his style?

[Bummy Davis]

Tom Bethea fought between 160 and 180, he scored an upset over Nino Benvenuti and went to England and scored a few over there but Nino Ko'd him in a rematch and he had an up and down career. Tom was plauged by cuts and serious scar tissue but he had power and was strong. He fought Monzon,Spinks and a lot of big names....I remember him in the Gym in N.Y. 28th street gym at about 168lbs bating Big Leroy Jones all over the ring, they went at it and Tom was a quiet guy but tough, Jones was a 300lb 6"4 Big mouth..it was agym rivalry but no one jumped in the ring to stop it..and Tom beat Leroy from pillar to post

[Bummy Davis]

Im sorry I did not describe his style, he was a solid built fighter about 5"8 1/2 an in fighter, decent power and rugged along the ropes, they never put Emile Griffith in the ring with the Bomb...Tom was a blue collar guy, he had some upsets in Canada, England and Italy.......but they stopped fights very fast on a cut back then