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1891 PBF Middleweight Division Debut
BONNER SPRINGS - Twenty-three fighters have been inked for the inaugural year of the Phoenix Boxing Association's Middleweight division. There are a number of top-flight pugilists who will undoubtedly vie for supremacy in the division. Among the elite in the inaugural class are four who begin their PBF careers without a defeat: George LaBlanche, Jack "Non Pareil" Dempsey, Michael Watson and Bill Gabig. Other top flight contenders include Jack Fogarty, Jimmy Murray and Billy "Professor" McCarthy.
As in the heavyweight division last year, the Middleweight division will conduct a 16 man tournament in June to crown the first PBF title holder. Seeds will be determined based on fighters' performance from now through the end of May, and PBF rankings compiled at the end of May.
Below is a complete list of the 1891 PBF Middleweight participants, along with each fighter's incoming record. As was the case in the heavyweight division, all fighters eligible will gain admittance in year one. After 1891, fighters must have at least a .500 record to join the PBF. The following list is in order of incoming ranking in the PBF:
1. George LaBlanche 12-0-0 (7)
2. Jack NP Dempsey 11-0-1 (5)
3. Michael Watson 11-0-1 (3)
4. Jack Fogarty 11-1-0 (4)
5. Bill Gabig 8-0-4 (3)
6. Jimmy Murray 10-1-1 (1)
7. Pete McCoy 9-1-2 (2)
8. Tom Norton 8-2-2 (1)
9. Johnny Reagan 8-2-2 (4)
10. Billy McCarthy 10-2-0 (3)
11. Mike Boden 7-1-4
12. Reddy Gallagher 8-3-1 (2)
13. Charles McCarthy 6-3-3 (2)
14. Gary Lockett 8-4-0 (5)
15. Charles Bixamos 5-3-4 (1)
16. Tom Barry 7-4-1
17. Eddie Reede 6-4-2
18. Jim Carr 5-6-1 (1)
19. Tom Ferguson 6-6-0
20. Jim McHugh 4-5-3
21. John Wayne Parr 3-6-3 (2)
22. Tom Henry 3-6-3
23. Paddy Norton 2-10-0
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