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Jan 1923 FW Division Profile

Total: 102 RL: 59 TC: 43

RL by Career Stage:
End - 2
Post - 7
Prime - 15
Pre - 23
Beginning - 12 (4 New)

Rated: 32
800+: 7
500+: 16
200+: 30

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

Champ: Kid Julian 36-16-8 (11) (1046) (+10)
1. Eugene Criqui 38-8-5 (16) (1121) (NC)
2. Johnny Kilbane 48-11-3 (1045) (-2)
3. Abe Attell 76-9-5 (980) (+5)
4. Bud Ridley 27-4 (15) (979) (-2)
5. Patsy Brannigan 33-15-5 (9) (869) (-2)
6. K. O. Mars 29-15-2 (7) (860) (-1)
7. Mike Dundee 23-5 (17) (776) (+5)
8. Benny Bass 18-2 (9) (775) (new)
9. Ansel Bell 22-8-4 (13) (764) (-5)
10. Chick Suggs 18-5-1 (8) (674) (+5)

Comments: All at Prime, except for the ageless Attell (who is at End, with only one or two bouts left) and Brannigan, who is set to join Kilbane at Post in 1923. Kid Julian started off the year by dropping a UD 10 to Brannigan, but rebounded with a UD over Bell, was held to a draw by Routis, then surprised all by capturing the title once again. Criqui won both bouts in 1922 (a SD versus Suggs and a TKO over Ansel Bell) to remain the top contender with the division's highest PP total. Kilbane had an eight bout win streak snapped with the loss to Julian, and it looks like the aging effects are beginning to catch up with him. On the other hand, a resurgent Attell shook off the effects of aging with four wins and a draw (with Aussie Jimmy Hill), regaining the NABF belt; his other wins versus Bass (a MD), Danny Kramer (a SD) and Mars (a UD) show he's still a potent force despite advancing years. Ridley registered a UD 10 over Hill but his two recent losses in title bouts snapped a nine-bout win streak. Likewise, Brannigan had an uneven year, dropping a pair of MDs to Bass and Ridley, scoring a bounceback UD 10 over Charlie Beecher. Mars managed a UD 10 over Vincent "Pepper" Martin to snap a three-bout losing streak. Mike Dundee surged into the top group, recovering from a TKO loss to Routis with a SD over Eddie O'Keefe before capturing the USBA belt. Benny Bass starts at #8 in the rankings, after a busy year that saw him win four of six, scoring MDs over Babe Herman and Brannigan but dropping one to Attell; he will start 1923 at Prime. Bell dropped both bouts in 1922 (a TKO loss to Criqui and a UD 10 loss to Julian) to slide down the list of top contenders. Rounding out the top 10 is Chick Suggs, who registered UDs over F Flores, O'Keefe and Lee Johnson.

Other Notables: Steve Sullivan, #7 ranked FW last year, now appears in the JLW rankings list. CBU Champ Jimmy Hill dropped two spots to #11, with only one win (versus a TC) and two draws with Attell and Danny Edwards; his mark of 35-16-4 (2) is worth 674 PPs. O'Keefe fell six spots to #12, going 2-2 in 1922, suffering a SD loss to Dundee and a UD defeat at the hands of Suggs. Frenchman Andre Routis, who scored a TKO win over Dundee but lost to Steve Sullivan, winds up the year at #13 with a 17-2-2 (11) career mark. Danny Edwards, with two wins and two draws in 1922, winds up the year in 14th. Louis Kaplan enters the ratings list at #17, after suffering a second loss to Beecher but winning three in a row versus F. Flores and Mike Flynn (both UDs) and Babe Herman (SD) to run his record to 15-2 (7). Red Chapman debuts one spot behind Kaplan, scoring TKO wins over Datto and Reddy but himself a TKO victim to Jose Lombardo to end the year at 13-3 (5). Filipino Elino Flores is off to a 14-2 (7) start, suffering a MD loss to Chapman for his second loss, winding up in 19th spot. New OPBF Champ Francisco Flores is only ranked 22nd, although the title win and a SD over Ty Cobb snapped a four-bout losing streak; his record of 22-10 (10) yields a PP total of just 365.

Prospects: Top British prospect Young Johnny Brown has quietly compiled a 14-0 (10) record, including a 1922 TKO of fellow UK prospect Johnny Cuthbert and a UD versus Benny Vierra. Al Foreman and Jose Lombardo are off to identical 12-1 (10) starts, with Foreman handing Lombardo his only loss via KO while Foreman dropped a SD to Babe Herman to spoil his perfect record. Canadian Leo Roy wound up the year at 12-1 (6), impressing with UDs over Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan and Carl Duane but suffered his first setback at the hands of Lombardo. Duane also wound up the year at 12-1 (9), going the distance to top "Wyoming Cowboy" Eddie Anderson. Anderson finished after 10-1 (8), all ten wins coming versus TCs. Likewise, Finnegan wound up at 10-1 (5), with all wins versus TCs before suffering the sole loss to Roy. Bobby Garcia suffered his third loss at the hands of Bass, ending 1922 at 9-3 (7). Cuthbert struggled versus RL opponents, suffering two losses to Brown, and he finished at 9-3 (6). Keeping his slate clean was Joey Sangor, off to a 9-0 (6) start versus TC opposition. Knud Larsen (5-0, 2 KO), Doc Snell (5-0-1, 3 KO), Wilbur Cohen (4-0-1, 0 KO), Eddie Shea (4-0, 4 KO), Johnny Farr (4-0, 3 KO) and Frenchman Edouart Mascart (4-0, 0 KO) remain undefeated. Frankie Albano (at 3-1) loss to Cohen. Canadian Georgie Balduc (2-1) suffered a DQ loss to a TC. Steve Smith (4-1, 1 KO) lost to a TC but won a rematch.

Retirements: None in 1922.

Looking Ahead: Julian is unlikely to keep the WBA belt for long, with Criqui, Ridley, Dundee and Bass all likely challengers. Attell should finally hang up the gloves after one final bout in 1923. Frenchman Andre Routis should compete for EBU honors, and Young Johnny Brown seems ready to annex the long dormant GBU crown. Andy Martin (USA) and Dom Volante (UK) top the rather short list of four newcomers to the division in 1923.