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JCWeb · 11-21-2007, 03:15 PM

Jan 1922 Division Profile

Total: 98 RL: 56 TCs: 42

RL by Career Stage:
End - 1
Post - 3
Prime - 16
Pre - 23
Beginning - 13 (12 New)

Rated: 23
800+: 7
500+: 14
200+: 22

Jan 1922 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Last Year in Parens)

Champ: Jimmy Kilbane 47-10-4 (12) (1196) (+1)
1. Eugene Criqui 36-8-5 (15) (1035) (+1)
2. Bud Ridley 25-2 (15) (1024) (+5)
3. Patsy Brannigan 31-13-5 (9) (1023) (+2)
4. Ansel Bell 22-6-4 (13) (972) (-4)
5. K. O. Mars 28-13-2 (7) (922) (+1)
6. Eddie O'Keefe 41-17-3 (19) (892) (NC)
7. Steve Sullivan 29-13-3 (7) (793) (+1)
8. Abe Attell 72-9-4 (26) (759) (+4)
9. Jimmy Hill 34-15-2 (2) (709) (NC)
10. Kid Julian 34-15-7 (11) (699) (+4)

Comments: All at Prime, except Attell who has finally hit End career stage. Kilbane, who has one more year at Prime, won four title bouts in 1921 to push his win streak to six. Criqui lost his WBA title bid, but won three other fights, one for the EBU belt and a UD 10 over Mike Dundee in addition to a DQ win over Vincent Martin. Ridley captured the NABF belt after winning the USBA title to extend his winning streak to seven. Brannigan won four of five bouts in 1921, defeating O'Keefe in a SD and earning a MD over Hill. Bell lost the title, and his only win in 1921 was a UD 10 over Battling Reddy. K. O. Mars registered a win, loss and a draw, all in title fights, to maintain his status as a top contender. O'Keefe went 2-2 in 1921, scoring MD wins over Steve Sullivan and Johnny Dundee but lost to Ridley and Brannigan in title bouts. Sullivan also struggled, winning versus Francisco Flores (UD 10) but dropping a MD to O'Keefe. Attell returned to the top ten with wins over Suggs, Danny Edwards, and Flores. Hill, lacking CBU challengers, won a UD over Ames but dropped a MD to Brannigan. Rounding out the top ten is Kid Julian, who TKO'd Johnny Dundee and scored a UD 10 over Leo Johnson to move up, despite the EBU title loss to Criqui.

Other Notables: Johnny Dundee, ranked #3 in the prior year, moved up to capture the JLW title. Mike Dundee fell from #10 to #12, defeating Lee Johnson in a UD but losing to Criqui and Mars to drop his record to 21-4 (16). Top debutant in the rankings at #11 is Andre Routis, who held Attell to a draw and kept his unbeaten record intact; he added a SD over Chick Suggs to numerous TC wins to go 16-0-1 (10). Vincent "Pepper" Martin pounded out a KO 1 over Danny Edwards, but lost to top-ranked contenders Criqui and Ridley to wind up at #13. Danny Edwards dropped all three bouts and wound up the year at #14, one ahead of Danny Kramer, who debuts at #16, sporting a 14-2 (8) record with an impressive KO 1 over Willie Ames but setbacks to Benny Bass and Leo Johnson prevented further progress.

Prospects: Benny Bass is one bout away from a ranking, as he scored a UD over Kramer and TKOs over Charlie Beecher and Pete Zivic to go 14-0 (9). Filipino Johnny Datto has downed 11 TCs plus Aussie Mike Flynn to get off to a flying 12-0 (4) start. Beecher won his first 12 before losses to Bass and Babe Herman dropped him to 12-2 (5). Elino Flores suffered a TKO loss to veteran Ty Cobb, dropping to 12-1 (6). Babe Herman recovered from a DQ loss to a TC with wins over Beecher and Louis Kaplan to wind up the year at 12-1 (8). Kaplan registered a UD over Vierra coupled with the loss to also wind up the year at 12-1, with 7 KOs. Pete Zivic suffered KO losses to Bass and Al Corbett and ends the year at 10-2-1 (5). Young Johnny Brown, a UK fighter, went 10-0 (7) versus all TC opposition. Corbett lost only to Red Chapman, and the KO over Zivic pushed his record to 10-1 (9). Chapman wound up at 9-2 (3) after suffering his second loss to Carl Duane. Duane kept his unbeaten skein going, winding up 8-0 (6). Ditto for Canadian Leo Roy, whose career is off to a 8-0 (4) start. "Wyoming Cowboy" Eddie Anderson stands at 7-0 (5). Al Foreman and Jose Lombardo have had identical 6-0 (5) starts. "Honeyboy" Dick Finnegan kept his slate clean at 6-0 (3), and Joey Sangor won his first three to go 3-0 (2).

Retirements: Five FWs hung up the gloves in 1921, not counting Jem Driscoll who is listed in the LW report.

Frankie Ellis (NZL) 1912-21 23-16 (5) No Titles Highest Rank: 13
Percy Cove (CAN) 1905-21 36-31-2 (10) CBU Champ Highest Rank: 4
Jimmy Walsh (USA) 1904-21 37-24-5 (8) WBA Champ
Grover Hayes (USA) 1901-21 45-24-3 (24) No Titles Highest Rank: 5
Tommy Dixon (USA) 1910-21 19-25-5 (7) No Titles Highest Rank: 17

Looking Ahead: Ridley appears to be a strong challenger to succeed Kilbane as WBA Champion. Brannigan, Bell along with Criqui are all likely to remain top contenders. Andre Routis appears to be ready to challenge his countryman, Criqui, for the CBU belt. Look for Attell to fade from the limelight after a Hall of Fame career, and Steve "Kid" Sullivan is likely to challenge for the JLW title. Benny Bass appears to be the top young prospect, and a top 10 ranking by the end of 1922 is not out of the question. Johnny Hill of the Philippines and Eddie Shea of the USA lead the ranks of 12 newcomers to division in 1922.

11-21-2007, 03:15 PM	#463 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 723	1921-Featherweight Part II Jan 1922 Division Profile Total: 98 RL: 56 TCs: 42 RL by Career Stage: End - 1 Post - 3 Prime - 16 Pre - 23 Beginning - 13 (12 New) Rated: 23 800+: 7 500+: 14 200+: 22 Jan 1922 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Last Year in Parens) Champ: Jimmy Kilbane 47-10-4 (12) (1196) (+1) 1. Eugene Criqui 36-8-5 (15) (1035) (+1) 2. Bud Ridley 25-2 (15) (1024) (+5) 3. Patsy Brannigan 31-13-5 (9) (1023) (+2) 4. Ansel Bell 22-6-4 (13) (972) (-4) 5. K. O. Mars 28-13-2 (7) (922) (+1) 6. Eddie O'Keefe 41-17-3 (19) (892) (NC) 7. Steve Sullivan 29-13-3 (7) (793) (+1) 8. Abe Attell 72-9-4 (26) (759) (+4) 9. Jimmy Hill 34-15-2 (2) (709) (NC) 10. Kid Julian 34-15-7 (11) (699) (+4) Comments: All at Prime, except Attell who has finally hit End career stage. Kilbane, who has one more year at Prime, won four title bouts in 1921 to push his win streak to six. Criqui lost his WBA title bid, but won three other fights, one for the EBU belt and a UD 10 over Mike Dundee in addition to a DQ win over Vincent Martin. Ridley captured the NABF belt after winning the USBA title to extend his winning streak to seven. Brannigan won four of five bouts in 1921, defeating O'Keefe in a SD and earning a MD over Hill. Bell lost the title, and his only win in 1921 was a UD 10 over Battling Reddy. K. O. Mars registered a win, loss and a draw, all in title fights, to maintain his status as a top contender. O'Keefe went 2-2 in 1921, scoring MD wins over Steve Sullivan and Johnny Dundee but lost to Ridley and Brannigan in title bouts. Sullivan also struggled, winning versus Francisco Flores (UD 10) but dropping a MD to O'Keefe. Attell returned to the top ten with wins over Suggs, Danny Edwards, and Flores. Hill, lacking CBU challengers, won a UD over Ames but dropped a MD to Brannigan. Rounding out the top ten is Kid Julian, who TKO'd Johnny Dundee and scored a UD 10 over Leo Johnson to move up, despite the EBU title loss to Criqui. Other Notables: Johnny Dundee, ranked #3 in the prior year, moved up to capture the JLW title. Mike Dundee fell from #10 to #12, defeating Lee Johnson in a UD but losing to Criqui and Mars to drop his record to 21-4 (16). Top debutant in the rankings at #11 is Andre Routis, who held Attell to a draw and kept his unbeaten record intact; he added a SD over Chick Suggs to numerous TC wins to go 16-0-1 (10). Vincent "Pepper" Martin pounded out a KO 1 over Danny Edwards, but lost to top-ranked contenders Criqui and Ridley to wind up at #13. Danny Edwards dropped all three bouts and wound up the year at #14, one ahead of Danny Kramer, who debuts at #16, sporting a 14-2 (8) record with an impressive KO 1 over Willie Ames but setbacks to Benny Bass and Leo Johnson prevented further progress. Prospects: Benny Bass is one bout away from a ranking, as he scored a UD over Kramer and TKOs over Charlie Beecher and Pete Zivic to go 14-0 (9). Filipino Johnny Datto has downed 11 TCs plus Aussie Mike Flynn to get off to a flying 12-0 (4) start. Beecher won his first 12 before losses to Bass and Babe Herman dropped him to 12-2 (5). Elino Flores suffered a TKO loss to veteran Ty Cobb, dropping to 12-1 (6). Babe Herman recovered from a DQ loss to a TC with wins over Beecher and Louis Kaplan to wind up the year at 12-1 (8). Kaplan registered a UD over Vierra coupled with the loss to also wind up the year at 12-1, with 7 KOs. Pete Zivic suffered KO losses to Bass and Al Corbett and ends the year at 10-2-1 (5). Young Johnny Brown, a UK fighter, went 10-0 (7) versus all TC opposition. Corbett lost only to Red Chapman, and the KO over Zivic pushed his record to 10-1 (9). Chapman wound up at 9-2 (3) after suffering his second loss to Carl Duane. Duane kept his unbeaten skein going, winding up 8-0 (6). Ditto for Canadian Leo Roy, whose career is off to a 8-0 (4) start. "Wyoming Cowboy" Eddie Anderson stands at 7-0 (5). Al Foreman and Jose Lombardo have had identical 6-0 (5) starts. "Honeyboy" Dick Finnegan kept his slate clean at 6-0 (3), and Joey Sangor won his first three to go 3-0 (2). Retirements: Five FWs hung up the gloves in 1921, not counting Jem Driscoll who is listed in the LW report. Frankie Ellis (NZL) 1912-21 23-16 (5) No Titles Highest Rank: 13 Percy Cove (CAN) 1905-21 36-31-2 (10) CBU Champ Highest Rank: 4 Jimmy Walsh (USA) 1904-21 37-24-5 (8) WBA Champ Grover Hayes (USA) 1901-21 45-24-3 (24) No Titles Highest Rank: 5 Tommy Dixon (USA) 1910-21 19-25-5 (7) No Titles Highest Rank: 17 Looking Ahead: Ridley appears to be a strong challenger to succeed Kilbane as WBA Champion. Brannigan, Bell along with Criqui are all likely to remain top contenders. Andre Routis appears to be ready to challenge his countryman, Criqui, for the CBU belt. Look for Attell to fade from the limelight after a Hall of Fame career, and Steve "Kid" Sullivan is likely to challenge for the JLW title. Benny Bass appears to be the top young prospect, and a top 10 ranking by the end of 1922 is not out of the question. Johnny Hill of the Philippines and Eddie Shea of the USA lead the ranks of 12 newcomers to division in 1922.