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JCWeb · 01-26-2008, 11:36 PM

Jan 1923 Division Profile

Total: 119 RL: 66 TC: 47

RL by Career Stage:
End - 1
Post - 17
Prime - 24
Pre - 17
Beginning - 7 (1 New)

Rated: 48
800+: 13
500+: 24
200+: 43

Jan 1923 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Jan 1922 in Parens):

Champ: Benny Leonard 49-2-1 (29) (1362) (+3)
1. Llew Edwards 25-8-5 (16) (1251) (-1)
2. Rocky Kansas 34-9-3 (17) (1194) (+7)
3. Andy Chaney 26-5-2 (11) (1182) (+5)
4. Lew Tendler 33-6-1 (10) (1181) (-3)
5. Willie Ritchie 40-19-4 (12) (1044) (-1)
6. Jimmy Dundee 25-6-2 (9) (1023) (-4)
7. Sam Robideau 28-17-2 (10) (1005) (-1)
8. Lockport Jimmy Duffy 37-18-4 (17) (990) (-1)
9. Jack Blackburn 70-16-4 (25) (919) (+3)
10. Jimmy Goodrich 22-4 (9) (883) (+19)

Comments: An aging group, with Edwards, Ritchie, Duffy and the ageless vet Jack Blackburn, who are at Post. Leonard moved back to his rightful position as best of the lot, scoring a TKO over Herb McCoy and a UD over JL Champ Johnny Dundee in addition to three title bout wins, running his win streak to seven since dropping two in a row back in 1920-21. Edwards remains the top challenger, doing well despite hitting Post-Prime in 1922 and only winning one of three contests during the year. Kansas won all five bouts in 1922, two of them SDs versus Ritchie, in addition to UDs over Valgar, Hirsch and Goodrich. Chaney went 3-0 for the year, winning his USBA title clashes and also a UD 10 over Phil Bloom. Tendler slipped with his recent loss to Chaney, which snapped a five-bout win streak; he registered UD wins over Blackburn and Gallant earlier in the year. Ritchie dropped the two SD verdicts to Kansas but kept his top ten status with UD wins over Rivers and Jimmy Dundee. Dundee had a seven-bout win streak snapped with consecutive UD losses to Chaney and Ritchie in his last two efforts. Robideau was fortunate to remain in the top group, as he has been winless since 1920; his best 1922 result was a draw with Blackburn. Duffy's UD 10 win over Ever Hammer in his most recent bout salvaged a subpar year when he suffered losses to White (SD), McCoy (KO) and Tait (another SD). Finally, aging vet Jack Blackburn logged his 90th bout and surprised all by reaching the top ten, scoring a TKO over Mexican Joe Rivers and drawing with Robideau despite the UD loss to Tendler. Finally, Goodrich shot up the ranks by winning four of five in 1922, notably a MD over Tait and a UD versus Charley White; his one loss was to Kansas.

Other Notables: Blackburn's resurgence to top ten status was aided by the fact that some of the other top contenders did not perform up to expectations. Aussie Herb McCoy, the CBU Champion, lost all three 1922 bouts by KO to Leonard, Duffy and Bronson, causing hims to drop five spots to #15; his record of 32-18-1 (13) is worth 754 PPs. Canadian Clonie Tait fared worse, falling all the way from #5 to #17, with a DQ loss to Gallant and a MD loss to Goodrich on his ledger. Positioned just outside the top ten at #11 is veteran contender Charley White, who missed the top group after the UD loss to Goodrich which snapped a three-bout win streak. Ever Hammer, who scored consecutive first-round blowout wins over Ray Bronson and Eddie Wagner, wound up at #12 after suffering a UD loss to Duffy. Joe Welling wound up the year at #13, winning his last three over Gallant (SD), Wolgast (TKO) and de Ponthieu (UD). Top newcomer to make the list is the still-unbeaten Sammy Mandell, a slick boxer who won his first 15, seven by KOs. His 1922 results included UDs over Joe Ryder, Johnny Kaiser, JLW Jack Bernstein, a SD over Solly Seeman, and a MD versus Johnny Drummie. Tommy O'Brien put together an impressive seven-bout win streak to wind up at #19, raising his record to 24-5-1 (14). Next at #20 is the current EBU Champ, Frenchman Benny Valgar, whose 23-6-2 (11) mark is good for 655 PPs. GBU Champ Ernie Rice is much further down the list, at 19-5-1 (12), good for 359 PPs and only 36th. Other notable first-timers to appear include #21 Billy Wallace, who dropped a TKO to Johnny Kaiser but surprised veteran Willie Jackson with a first round TKO to run his record to 14-1-1 (10); and Solly Seeman, who fought eight (!) times in 1922, going 4-3-1 but impressing with UDs in his last two bouts versus Hart and Arrousey after narrow SD losses to Mandell and Brit Harry Mason to wind up at #33 with a 14-3-1 (8) career start.

Prospects: Australian Billy Grime won a TKO over Jack Bernstein, stumbled with a UD loss to Kaiser, then bounced back off with a UD over Terry Brooks to end the year at 12-1 (11). Harry Mason garnered two wins over Seeman but stumbled in a bout with Ernie Rice; his record is now 12-1 (1). Kaiser is 12-2 (9) after suffering his second loss to Mandell. Sammy Vogel slipped to 8-3 (6) after TKO losses to Kaiser and Johnny Trambitas. Maintaining a clean slate versus TC competition were Joe Glick (10-0, 9 KOs), Archie Walker (8-0, 3 KOs), Stanislaus Loayza (7-0, 4 KOs), Jack Silver (7-0, 4 KOs), Luis Vicentini (6-0, 5 KOs) and Al Gordon (5-0, 3 KOs). Harry Kahn recovered from an early TC loss to end the year at 7-1 (5). Billy Petrolle had a strong rookie season, taking out all four opponents inside the distance. Sid Terris, at 4-0 (1), also got off to a strong start.

Retirements: Three LWs -- none of whom won any titles -- retired in 1922, including the under-achieving Ad Wolgast, a RL Champ who had trouble cracking the top 10 in the rankings.

Eddie Wallace (USA) 1905-22 39-33-2 (11) No Titles Highest Rank: 15
Louis de Ponthieu (FRA) 1911-22 25-1-5 (3) No Titles Highest Rank: 9
Ad Wolgast (USA) 1906-22 34-17-3 (15) No Titles Highest Rank: 10

Looking Ahead: With three retirements and only one new addition, the LW ranks will shrink in 1923. With Leonard back on top, it will be interesting to see if he settles in for a long reign, as was forecast in his earlier title run. Kansas and Tendler appear to be his two toughest challengers, but Goodrich and Mandell appear to be the best long-term bets. McCoy appears to be headed toward a tough CBU title challenge from either Gallant, Tait, or the youthful Brit, Mason. Billy Petrolle may be the best of the younger prospects, and the only newcomer to the LW ranks for 1923 will be Cuban Emory Cabana.

01-26-2008, 11:36 PM	#487 (permalink)
JCWeb All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 716	1922-Lightweight Part II Jan 1923 Division Profile Total: 119 RL: 66 TC: 47 RL by Career Stage: End - 1 Post - 17 Prime - 24 Pre - 17 Beginning - 7 (1 New) Rated: 48 800+: 13 500+: 24 200+: 43 Jan 1923 Rankings (Perf Pts and Changes from Jan 1922 in Parens): Champ: Benny Leonard 49-2-1 (29) (1362) (+3) 1. Llew Edwards 25-8-5 (16) (1251) (-1) 2. Rocky Kansas 34-9-3 (17) (1194) (+7) 3. Andy Chaney 26-5-2 (11) (1182) (+5) 4. Lew Tendler 33-6-1 (10) (1181) (-3) 5. Willie Ritchie 40-19-4 (12) (1044) (-1) 6. Jimmy Dundee 25-6-2 (9) (1023) (-4) 7. Sam Robideau 28-17-2 (10) (1005) (-1) 8. Lockport Jimmy Duffy 37-18-4 (17) (990) (-1) 9. Jack Blackburn 70-16-4 (25) (919) (+3) 10. Jimmy Goodrich 22-4 (9) (883) (+19) Comments: An aging group, with Edwards, Ritchie, Duffy and the ageless vet Jack Blackburn, who are at Post. Leonard moved back to his rightful position as best of the lot, scoring a TKO over Herb McCoy and a UD over JL Champ Johnny Dundee in addition to three title bout wins, running his win streak to seven since dropping two in a row back in 1920-21. Edwards remains the top challenger, doing well despite hitting Post-Prime in 1922 and only winning one of three contests during the year. Kansas won all five bouts in 1922, two of them SDs versus Ritchie, in addition to UDs over Valgar, Hirsch and Goodrich. Chaney went 3-0 for the year, winning his USBA title clashes and also a UD 10 over Phil Bloom. Tendler slipped with his recent loss to Chaney, which snapped a five-bout win streak; he registered UD wins over Blackburn and Gallant earlier in the year. Ritchie dropped the two SD verdicts to Kansas but kept his top ten status with UD wins over Rivers and Jimmy Dundee. Dundee had a seven-bout win streak snapped with consecutive UD losses to Chaney and Ritchie in his last two efforts. Robideau was fortunate to remain in the top group, as he has been winless since 1920; his best 1922 result was a draw with Blackburn. Duffy's UD 10 win over Ever Hammer in his most recent bout salvaged a subpar year when he suffered losses to White (SD), McCoy (KO) and Tait (another SD). Finally, aging vet Jack Blackburn logged his 90th bout and surprised all by reaching the top ten, scoring a TKO over Mexican Joe Rivers and drawing with Robideau despite the UD loss to Tendler. Finally, Goodrich shot up the ranks by winning four of five in 1922, notably a MD over Tait and a UD versus Charley White; his one loss was to Kansas. Other Notables: Blackburn's resurgence to top ten status was aided by the fact that some of the other top contenders did not perform up to expectations. Aussie Herb McCoy, the CBU Champion, lost all three 1922 bouts by KO to Leonard, Duffy and Bronson, causing hims to drop five spots to #15; his record of 32-18-1 (13) is worth 754 PPs. Canadian Clonie Tait fared worse, falling all the way from #5 to #17, with a DQ loss to Gallant and a MD loss to Goodrich on his ledger. Positioned just outside the top ten at #11 is veteran contender Charley White, who missed the top group after the UD loss to Goodrich which snapped a three-bout win streak. Ever Hammer, who scored consecutive first-round blowout wins over Ray Bronson and Eddie Wagner, wound up at #12 after suffering a UD loss to Duffy. Joe Welling wound up the year at #13, winning his last three over Gallant (SD), Wolgast (TKO) and de Ponthieu (UD). Top newcomer to make the list is the still-unbeaten Sammy Mandell, a slick boxer who won his first 15, seven by KOs. His 1922 results included UDs over Joe Ryder, Johnny Kaiser, JLW Jack Bernstein, a SD over Solly Seeman, and a MD versus Johnny Drummie. Tommy O'Brien put together an impressive seven-bout win streak to wind up at #19, raising his record to 24-5-1 (14). Next at #20 is the current EBU Champ, Frenchman Benny Valgar, whose 23-6-2 (11) mark is good for 655 PPs. GBU Champ Ernie Rice is much further down the list, at 19-5-1 (12), good for 359 PPs and only 36th. Other notable first-timers to appear include #21 Billy Wallace, who dropped a TKO to Johnny Kaiser but surprised veteran Willie Jackson with a first round TKO to run his record to 14-1-1 (10); and Solly Seeman, who fought eight (!) times in 1922, going 4-3-1 but impressing with UDs in his last two bouts versus Hart and Arrousey after narrow SD losses to Mandell and Brit Harry Mason to wind up at #33 with a 14-3-1 (8) career start. Prospects: Australian Billy Grime won a TKO over Jack Bernstein, stumbled with a UD loss to Kaiser, then bounced back off with a UD over Terry Brooks to end the year at 12-1 (11). Harry Mason garnered two wins over Seeman but stumbled in a bout with Ernie Rice; his record is now 12-1 (1). Kaiser is 12-2 (9) after suffering his second loss to Mandell. Sammy Vogel slipped to 8-3 (6) after TKO losses to Kaiser and Johnny Trambitas. Maintaining a clean slate versus TC competition were Joe Glick (10-0, 9 KOs), Archie Walker (8-0, 3 KOs), Stanislaus Loayza (7-0, 4 KOs), Jack Silver (7-0, 4 KOs), Luis Vicentini (6-0, 5 KOs) and Al Gordon (5-0, 3 KOs). Harry Kahn recovered from an early TC loss to end the year at 7-1 (5). Billy Petrolle had a strong rookie season, taking out all four opponents inside the distance. Sid Terris, at 4-0 (1), also got off to a strong start. Retirements: Three LWs -- none of whom won any titles -- retired in 1922, including the under-achieving Ad Wolgast, a RL Champ who had trouble cracking the top 10 in the rankings. Eddie Wallace (USA) 1905-22 39-33-2 (11) No Titles Highest Rank: 15 Louis de Ponthieu (FRA) 1911-22 25-1-5 (3) No Titles Highest Rank: 9 Ad Wolgast (USA) 1906-22 34-17-3 (15) No Titles Highest Rank: 10 Looking Ahead: With three retirements and only one new addition, the LW ranks will shrink in 1923. With Leonard back on top, it will be interesting to see if he settles in for a long reign, as was forecast in his earlier title run. Kansas and Tendler appear to be his two toughest challengers, but Goodrich and Mandell appear to be the best long-term bets. McCoy appears to be headed toward a tough CBU title challenge from either Gallant, Tait, or the youthful Brit, Mason. Billy Petrolle may be the best of the younger prospects, and the only newcomer to the LW ranks for 1923 will be Cuban Emory Cabana.