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Jan 1915 Division Profile

Total: 63 RL: 28 TC: 35

RL by Career Stage:
End: 2
Post: 3
Prime: 13
Pre: 6
Beginning: 4 (3 New)

Jan 1915 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from 1914 in Parens):

Champ: Johnny Coulon 33-3-4 (15) (1124) (NC)
1. Phila Pal Moor 27-9-2 (10) (921) (+5)
2. Kid Murphy 33-13-1 (21) (921) (+2)
3. Charles Ledoux 25-3 (21) (821) (-2)
4. Eddie Campi 20-3-1 (13) (803) (-1)
5. Kid Williams 21-3 (12) (771) (NC)
6. Al Delmont 37-15-3 (16) (711) (-1)
7. Jack Wolfe 15-1 (7) (692) (new)
8. Frankie Burns 20-9-1 (7) (672) (-6)
9. Joe Bowker 36-20-4 (20) (623) (+1)
10. Frankie Conley 27-12-1 (14) (509) (+1)

Comments: Everyone listed is at Prime except for Wolfe, who is at Pre-Prime. Coulon has appeared vulnerable, with three draws in his past 5 bouts, including a 10-rounder versus FW Owen Moran. Phila. Pal Moore went 4-0 in 1914, all UD wins over Beebe, Conley, Campi for the USBA belt, and Ledoux. Murphy was 3-0 for the year, and is on a seven-bout win streak after the two NABF title defenses plus a UD 10 over Bowker. Ledoux made two defenses of his EBU belt but stumbled in a UD 10 loss to Phila. Pal Moore. Campi had an up and down campaign, taking the US belt from Burns, drawing with Coulon but then losing to Phila Pal Moore. Kid Williams was TKO'd by Bowker but recovered to register UD 10 wins versus Goldman, Burns and Phil McGovern. Delmont lost his title shot after a draw with Stanleuy, he did succeed in bouts with Conley and Wolfe. Jack (Kid) Wolfe debuts after an impressive 15-0 start, marred by a recent loss to Delmont, but a TKO 3 over Pete Herman and a SD 10 over Mackey put him in the Top 10. Burns was 1-3 for the year, losing two title bouts and to Williams while a UD 10 over Feltz was the only bright spot. Bowker took the measure of Kid Williams but tumbled with the loss to Kid Murphy. Conley edged back into the Top 10 wiht a SD Tech Win over Mackey despite losses to Delmont and Philly Pal Moore; he ended the year with a draw with Goldman.

Other Notables: Top 10 dropouts from last year included Harris (#8), who retired, and Digger Stanley, who dropped seven spots to #16 with a winless year, losing by KO to Ledoux, by MD to Fox, and his best showing was a draw with Delmont. Brit Joe Fox debuts at #12, with a 12-2-1 (6) mark, moving up with the win over Stanley plus a UD 10 over H McGovern despite losses to Dastillon and Wolfe. Dastillon is 11-3-1 (7), checking in at #15, after going 3-1 for the year, losing the EBU title bout but besting Fox and winning via DQ over Biz Mackey.

Prospects: Pete Herman is now 10-1 (9) as he recovered from his only loss to Jack (Kid) Wolfe to score a UD 10 win over fellow prospect Memphis Pal Moore. Memphis Pal sports an idential 10-1 (9) mark, going 10-0 until the loss to Herman. Johnny (Kewpie) Ertle racked up six more wins over TCs to lift his record to 8-1 (4). Little Jack Sharkey got his career off to a good start, going 3-0 (1) in 1914.

Retirements: Four BWs hung up the gloves in 1914. Here is the career info:

Kid Beebe (USA) 1900-14 27-28-1 (10) No Titles Highest Rank: 8
Harry Harris (USA) 1896-1914 51-13-2 (32) WBA Champ (four times)
Frankie Neil (USA) 1900-14 33-23-1 (21) USBA Champ Highest Rank: 5
Young Oliver (USA) 1910-14 15-9 (13) No Titles Highest Rank: 13

Looking Ahead: Look for Phila. Pal Moore and/or Kid Murphy to challenge Coulon for the WBA title. Kid Williams may be on his way back to take at least one of the lesser belts. Jack Kid Wolfe is likely to need some more seasoning before emerging as a top contender -- a move up to FW is also not out of the question. Herman and Memphis Pal Moore are the top BW prospects right now -- look for them to continue their progress. With so many retirements, the ranks are dwindling a bit. Only three new BWs will emerge in 1915 to replace the four that retired: Joe Lynch and Packey O'Gatty from the US, and Vince Blackburn from Australia.