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1918-Bantamweight Part II

Jan 1919 Division Profile

Total: 66 RL: 31 TC: 35

RL by Career Stage:
End - 1
Post - 4
Prime - 14
Pre - 7
Beginning - 5 (5 New)

Rated: 23
800+: 7
500+: 16
200+: 23

Jan 1919 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Jan 1918 in Parens):

Champ: Johnny Coulon 42-5-5 (17) (1261) (+1)
1. Pete Herman 27-13 (12) (1264) (-1)
2. Eddie Campi 30-7-2 (16) (1014) (+2)
3. Phila Pal Moore 37-11-4 (13) (991) (-1)
4. Kid Williams 31-8 (16) (987) (-1)
5. Memphis Pal Moore 22-4-2 (11) (957) (+1)
6. Frankie Conley 37-18-2 (19) (872) (+1)
7. Frankie Burns 28-15-1 (7) (721) (+2)
8. Joe Lynch 16-2 (12) (683) (new)
9. Charles Ledoux 32-9 (26) (682) (-4)
10. Packey O'Gatty 14-1-1 (12) (596) (new)

Comments: Campi and Conley will be at Post in 1919; newcomers Lynch and O'Gatty still at Pre while everyone else listed above at Prime. Coulon has won four in a row in regaining the WBA title. Herman bounced back after losing the crown with three successive UD wins over Ledoux, FLY king Wilde and Kid Williams. He has a few more PPs right now than Coulon. Campi TKO'd Wolfe after dropping a UD to Memphis Pal Moore, plus he ousted the other Moore for the NABF title. Phila Pal Moore went 2-2 for the year, dropping a MD to Ledoux in addition to the title bout clashes. Williams went 3-2 in 1918, scoring a TKO over Fox, scoring UD wins over Frenchmen Ledoux and Dastillon, but dropping UDs to Memphis Pal Moore and Herman. Memphis Pal Moore had won three in a row over Murphy, Campi and Williams before his loss to Coulon. Conley lost in the title bout but had defeated Biderberg and TKO'd Kid Murphy and Wolfe. Burns went 2-2 for the year, managing a UD over Monte Attell but going 1-2 in title tilts. Lynch was the leading newcomer, battling back after his second loss (a MD to Biz Mackey) with three straight wins, the biggest being an upset of EBU champ Ledoux. Ledoux dropped considerably after successive losses to Williams, Herman and Lynch, with only one win in 1918 over Memphis Pal Moore. Rounding out the top group was another newcomer, O'Gatty, who has a 6-bout unbeaten streak, including a draw with Joe Burman and a KO of Kid Murphy.

Other Notables: Murphy dropped four spots to #12, going 0-3 for the year. Jack Kid Wolfe took a tumble from #10 to #17, winning only once in four outings in 1918. Dastillon finished the year at #11, scoring TKO wins over Flyweight Percy Jones and "Kewpie" Ertle. Brit Joe Fox checks in at #13 with a 19-9-1 (8) career mark. Joe Burman debuts at #15, compiling a 12-1-2 (6) career mark, losing to Biderberg and drawing with O'Gatty and Vince Blackburn. Ex-Champ Al Delmont is languishing in the #16 spot, his only loss of 1918 coming at the hands of Joe Lynch.

Prospects: Abe Goldstein, at 13-0 (9), George Marks, at 8-0 (3), and Canada's Carl Tremaine, at 6-0 (5), have all kept their slates clean versus TC opposition.

Retirements: End of the line for Abe's little brother, Monte .. .

Monte Attell (USA) 1903-18 28-26-3 (16) No Titles Highest Rank: 4

Looking Ahead: Coulon once again rules the BW roost, but with plenty of talented top contenders in Prime condition (like Herman, Williams, Phila and Memphis Pal Moore, Burns and Ledoux) his reign could be a short one. Look for Joe Fox and Vince Blackburn to hook up for the vacant CBU title. Aging will take its toll on veterans such as Campi and Conley. Lynch and O'Gatty may find it rough sledding against the other top 10 guys. Abe Goldstein appears to be the best of the current crop of prospects, and five newcomers will be added in 1919, led by Johnny Brown of the UK and Pete Sarmiento of the Philippines.

Predictions: Didn't do well at all with my forecasts for the BWs in 1918, as I had Herman keeping the WBA belt all year (didn't happen), had Memphis Pal taking the NABF title (didn't happen), and finally had Fox succeed Bowker as CBU and GBU champ (could still happen, but didn't happen in 1918).
I predict a long reign this time for Coulon, who will still be WBA champ at the end of 1919. I will once again forecast a NABF or USBA title for Memphis Pal Moore. I expect Ledoux to continue as EBU champ, and I will once again forecast Fox to claim the CBU and GBU titles that are now vacant.
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