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JCWeb · 03-24-2007, 08:13 PM

Jan 1918 Division Profile

Total: 135 RL: 72 TCs: 63

RL by Career Stage:
End - 2
Post- 6
Prime-46
Pre - 10
Beginning-8 (5 New)

Rated: 58
800+: 8
500+: 26
200+: 52

Jan 1918 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Jan 1917 in Parens):

Champ: Harry Greb 23-2 (16) (1297) (+5)
1. Mike Gibbons 32-4-1 (13) (1296) (-1)
2. Billy Papke 36-6-3 (23) (1056) (-1)
3. Eddie McGoorty 36-13-1 (30) (934) (+1)
4. Jack McCarron 26-9-2 (13) (899) (+4)
5. Fighting Billy Murray 21-7-2 (13) (853) (+6)
6. Joe Borrell 21-8-1 (14) (853) (-4)
7. Jeff Smith 27-7 (12) (816) (-4)
8. Johnny Wilson 19-4-1 (10) (751) (+11)
9. Panama Joe Gans 18-2 (13) (723) (+6)
10. Mike O'Dowd 20-5 (10) (717) (+6)

Comments: All of the top ten are at Prime career stage. Greb powered his way to the top, winning four in a row after suffering a narrow SD loss to Jeff Smith early in the year. Gibbons had won 16 in succession before losing the title to Greb. Papke lost to Greb but recovered with a SD over Panama Joe Gans. McGoorty was 2-1 for the year, losing the title bout with Greb but besting Al McCoy (UD) and Gus Platts (TKO 9). McCarron was unbeaten, with three wins versus lesser opponents: Platts, Darcy, and Panama Joe Gans (the latter being a technical decision). Murray leapt into the list of top contenders with his TKO win over Borrell, also scoring a TKO over Jeff Smith but losing to Panama Joe Gans and being held to a draw by Joe Chip. Borrell dropped out of the top five with two losses, both in title contests. Smith went 1-2 in 1917, as he was unable to follow up on his SD over Greb -- losing two title bouts by TKO to Murray and Gibbons. Wilson made a big move, extending his win streak to four, downing Howard, Ashe and Littleton (all by UD) in 1917. Panama Joe Gans was unbeaten in 18 bouts but lost his last two to Papke and McCarron. O'Dowd eased into the top 10 after a busy year in which he fought six times, starting off with two losses (a UD loss to Ashe and a MD loss to Mitchell) but finishing strongly with four successive wins against Mantell, Fleming, Howard and Grayber.

Other Notables: Four fighters slid out of the Top 10 ranks from the prior year. "Buck" Crouse dropped from #7 down to #14, losing decisions to Fleming, Littleton and Greb after a TKO of Joe Chip. Ashe dropped seven spots to #17, scoring a UD win over O'Dowd but losing to Wilson and George (KO) Brown. Joe Chip fell 12 spots to #21 after losses to Crouse and Robinson, despite a TKO over Chic Nelson. Biggest Top 10 dropout, however, was Aussie Les Darcy, who fell all the way from #6 to #29 after two losses to Platts and an 0-3 year that extended his losing streak to four. CBU Champ Ahearn collected the two wins over Darcy but lost to George Brown and Chic Nelson to wind up the year in 28th with 487 pp and a 26-9-1 (14) record. Platts, despite holding both the EBU and GBU belts, is mired in the #35 spot with a 19-11-3 (8) mark and 372 pp. Top newcomer is Jimmy Darcy at #24, with a 14-1-2 (6) record, his only loss coming to Willie (KO) Brennan. One spot behind him is Battling Ortega, who compiled a 13-1-3 (9) mark with the one loss to Darcy and two draws with Bob Moha and Stockyards Tommy Murphy. Also worth noting is Augie Ratner, whose 14-1 (11) record was only good for 46th, due to a loss by DQ to Fitzgerald. UK's Frank Moody barely made the ratings list at #57 after a DQ loss to a TC and two losses to drop him to a 12-3 (7) record.

Prospects: Tillie Herman at 11-1 (4) tops the list of prospects, dropping one bout to a TC but defeating Frank Denny. Denny checks in at 10-2 (3), losing on a foul to a TC coupled with the loss to Herman. Still unbeaten, all versus TCs, is Jack Malone at 9-0 (4). Kid Mexico and Oakland Jimmy Duffy battled to a draw but vanquished all TC opposition to post 9-0-1 marks. Also unbeaten versus TCs are Johnny Gill at 7-0 (4), Gordon McKay at 4-0 (2), Roland Todd at 3-0 (2) and Rene DeVos, the "Little Fox," at 1-0 (1).

Retirements: None in 1917.

Looking Ahead: Greb gained the WBA title a bit sooner than expected; he could now be poised for a long title run although there are several very talented contenders now. McCarron is ready to step up and tackle tougher competition, and now that Gans is at Prime he could contend for a NABF belt (now vacant). The crop of prospects, with Todd and DeVos having the best long-term potential, will be supplemented by five new MWs in 1918, paced by Tiger Flowers and Dave Shade.

Predictions: A mixed bag, as Greb turned out to be a year ahead of schedule in capturing the WBA belt from Gibbons. Panama Joe Gans, as forecast, did move into the Top 10. Frank Mantell did not fulfill the prediction of recapturing the EBU belt (he did not get a title shot). On a positive note, though, the forecast of three new faces in the Top 10 was accurate, as there were four new Top 10 guys.
For 1918, I will predict that Greb will retain the WBA belt and that Gans will annex the NABF title. I will renew my prediction that Mantell will capture the EBU crown, and I will once again predict at least three boxers moving in/out of the top 10 list by year's end.

03-24-2007, 08:13 PM	#296 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 717	1917-Middleweights Part II Jan 1918 Division Profile Total: 135 RL: 72 TCs: 63 RL by Career Stage: End - 2 Post- 6 Prime-46 Pre - 10 Beginning-8 (5 New) Rated: 58 800+: 8 500+: 26 200+: 52 Jan 1918 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Jan 1917 in Parens): Champ: Harry Greb 23-2 (16) (1297) (+5) 1. Mike Gibbons 32-4-1 (13) (1296) (-1) 2. Billy Papke 36-6-3 (23) (1056) (-1) 3. Eddie McGoorty 36-13-1 (30) (934) (+1) 4. Jack McCarron 26-9-2 (13) (899) (+4) 5. Fighting Billy Murray 21-7-2 (13) (853) (+6) 6. Joe Borrell 21-8-1 (14) (853) (-4) 7. Jeff Smith 27-7 (12) (816) (-4) 8. Johnny Wilson 19-4-1 (10) (751) (+11) 9. Panama Joe Gans 18-2 (13) (723) (+6) 10. Mike O'Dowd 20-5 (10) (717) (+6) Comments: All of the top ten are at Prime career stage. Greb powered his way to the top, winning four in a row after suffering a narrow SD loss to Jeff Smith early in the year. Gibbons had won 16 in succession before losing the title to Greb. Papke lost to Greb but recovered with a SD over Panama Joe Gans. McGoorty was 2-1 for the year, losing the title bout with Greb but besting Al McCoy (UD) and Gus Platts (TKO 9). McCarron was unbeaten, with three wins versus lesser opponents: Platts, Darcy, and Panama Joe Gans (the latter being a technical decision). Murray leapt into the list of top contenders with his TKO win over Borrell, also scoring a TKO over Jeff Smith but losing to Panama Joe Gans and being held to a draw by Joe Chip. Borrell dropped out of the top five with two losses, both in title contests. Smith went 1-2 in 1917, as he was unable to follow up on his SD over Greb -- losing two title bouts by TKO to Murray and Gibbons. Wilson made a big move, extending his win streak to four, downing Howard, Ashe and Littleton (all by UD) in 1917. Panama Joe Gans was unbeaten in 18 bouts but lost his last two to Papke and McCarron. O'Dowd eased into the top 10 after a busy year in which he fought six times, starting off with two losses (a UD loss to Ashe and a MD loss to Mitchell) but finishing strongly with four successive wins against Mantell, Fleming, Howard and Grayber. Other Notables: Four fighters slid out of the Top 10 ranks from the prior year. "Buck" Crouse dropped from #7 down to #14, losing decisions to Fleming, Littleton and Greb after a TKO of Joe Chip. Ashe dropped seven spots to #17, scoring a UD win over O'Dowd but losing to Wilson and George (KO) Brown. Joe Chip fell 12 spots to #21 after losses to Crouse and Robinson, despite a TKO over Chic Nelson. Biggest Top 10 dropout, however, was Aussie Les Darcy, who fell all the way from #6 to #29 after two losses to Platts and an 0-3 year that extended his losing streak to four. CBU Champ Ahearn collected the two wins over Darcy but lost to George Brown and Chic Nelson to wind up the year in 28th with 487 pp and a 26-9-1 (14) record. Platts, despite holding both the EBU and GBU belts, is mired in the #35 spot with a 19-11-3 (8) mark and 372 pp. Top newcomer is Jimmy Darcy at #24, with a 14-1-2 (6) record, his only loss coming to Willie (KO) Brennan. One spot behind him is Battling Ortega, who compiled a 13-1-3 (9) mark with the one loss to Darcy and two draws with Bob Moha and Stockyards Tommy Murphy. Also worth noting is Augie Ratner, whose 14-1 (11) record was only good for 46th, due to a loss by DQ to Fitzgerald. UK's Frank Moody barely made the ratings list at #57 after a DQ loss to a TC and two losses to drop him to a 12-3 (7) record. Prospects: Tillie Herman at 11-1 (4) tops the list of prospects, dropping one bout to a TC but defeating Frank Denny. Denny checks in at 10-2 (3), losing on a foul to a TC coupled with the loss to Herman. Still unbeaten, all versus TCs, is Jack Malone at 9-0 (4). Kid Mexico and Oakland Jimmy Duffy battled to a draw but vanquished all TC opposition to post 9-0-1 marks. Also unbeaten versus TCs are Johnny Gill at 7-0 (4), Gordon McKay at 4-0 (2), Roland Todd at 3-0 (2) and Rene DeVos, the "Little Fox," at 1-0 (1). Retirements: None in 1917. Looking Ahead: Greb gained the WBA title a bit sooner than expected; he could now be poised for a long title run although there are several very talented contenders now. McCarron is ready to step up and tackle tougher competition, and now that Gans is at Prime he could contend for a NABF belt (now vacant). The crop of prospects, with Todd and DeVos having the best long-term potential, will be supplemented by five new MWs in 1918, paced by Tiger Flowers and Dave Shade. Predictions: A mixed bag, as Greb turned out to be a year ahead of schedule in capturing the WBA belt from Gibbons. Panama Joe Gans, as forecast, did move into the Top 10. Frank Mantell did not fulfill the prediction of recapturing the EBU belt (he did not get a title shot). On a positive note, though, the forecast of three new faces in the Top 10 was accurate, as there were four new Top 10 guys. For 1918, I will predict that Greb will retain the WBA belt and that Gans will annex the NABF title. I will renew my prediction that Mantell will capture the EBU crown, and I will once again predict at least three boxers moving in/out of the top 10 list by year's end.