Ray Arcel was born on August 30, 1899 in Terre Haute, Indiana, into a Russia-Jewish family. As Arcel recalled it, his family was the only one of Jewish descent in the neighbourhood and drew much unwanted attention: ‘You … Read>
What Jimmy Jacobs is best known for, may be greatly dependent on what audience you are a part of. For those who are fans in the sport of handball, you’ll know Jimmy Jacobs as a legendary champion in … Read>
Charles Henry ‘Jack’ Blackburn, born January 1st 1883, was a fighter who hailed from Versailles, Kentucky. Despite a respectable career as a lightweight boxer, mixing it with names such as legends Joe Gans and Sam Langford, his justifiable … Read>
It was January 2nd, 1870, when one of the earliest, if not first, of the legendary boxing promoters was born, in Kansas City, Missouri, with the name George Lewis Rickard. Not only was Rickard a boxing … Read>
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The Legacy of Tex