Mystery Man

Cap · 07-12-2004, 06:15 PM

Ok, guys. I'm drawing a complete blank here. Who the heck is this guy about to be destroyed by Joe Louis? He looks familiar. Not Pastor or Paycheck, not Levinsky or Godoy, not Baer or Brown.

Anybody?

Mudster · 07-12-2004, 11:09 PM

I've seen the pic before many years ago and my first reaction was good 'ol Max, but that could very well be wrong.

Mudster · 07-12-2004, 11:14 PM

nah...hair style is different and Max had a hairy chest.

cubedrum · 07-12-2004, 11:42 PM

It looks like Cesar Brion to me.

Cube

Cap · 07-13-2004, 01:23 AM

I don't think it's Brion, as he did not fight Louis until 1950, and this Louis still seems fairly young. I'm guessing this is a pre-fight pic taken prior to Louis going into the army. Louis fought a lot of exhibitions after 1944, so it could be from one of them. Really hard to tell. There's nothing in the photo to date it. Only chance is that someone has a magazine with a caption to fit the picture.

Ten pounds of rancid bacon fat to the lucky guy who solves this mystery!

Cap

JeffR · 07-13-2004, 03:27 AM

Possibly Nathan Mann? Haircut seems similar to this picture of him, eyebrows, nose, and jawline are in the right ballpark, so's the physique, and both guys have dark hair on their upper forearms but not a lot of body hair otherwise.

Cap · 07-13-2004, 09:53 AM

Here's another pic of Nathan Mann. Not very good, but the best I've found so far. Is Mann indeed the mystery man?

Cap

Cap · 07-13-2004, 11:30 AM

The mystery she is solved!

That 10 pounds of rancid bacon fat has been poured into a kraft envelope and dumped in a mail box, well on it's way to our lucky winner:

JEFFR!

Yes, indeedy, folks! The mystery man is Nathan Mann of New Haven, Connecticuttttt (my hand slipped). I just found the identical photo on the net and it clearly ID's our subject as Nathan Mann.

Thanks for all your help.

Cap

Mudster · 07-13-2004, 11:40 AM

dammit...was gonna guess ezzard charles next...i know it doesn't look like him, but no one else was gonna guess him and that would give me the inside track to that rancid bacon if it was correct.

JeffR · 07-13-2004, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cap

That 10 pounds of rancid bacon fat has been poured into a kraft envelope and dumped in a mail box, well on it's way to our lucky winner:

JEFFR!

Note to self: stand back while opening mailbox next week.

07-12-2004, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	Mystery Man Ok, guys. I'm drawing a complete blank here. Who the heck is this guy about to be destroyed by Joe Louis? He looks familiar. Not Pastor or Paycheck, not Levinsky or Godoy, not Baer or Brown. Anybody? Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

07-12-2004, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
cubedrum All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 877	It looks like Cesar Brion to me. Cube Attached Images __________________ "If you build a man a fire, he stays warm for one day. If you set a man on fire, he stays warm for the rest of his life" - Edgar Frog

07-13-2004, 01:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	I don't think it's Brion, as he did not fight Louis until 1950, and this Louis still seems fairly young. I'm guessing this is a pre-fight pic taken prior to Louis going into the army. Louis fought a lot of exhibitions after 1944, so it could be from one of them. Really hard to tell. There's nothing in the photo to date it. Only chance is that someone has a magazine with a caption to fit the picture. Ten pounds of rancid bacon fat to the lucky guy who solves this mystery! Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

07-13-2004, 03:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
JeffR Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 480	Possibly Nathan Mann? Haircut seems similar to this picture of him, eyebrows, nose, and jawline are in the right ballpark, so's the physique, and both guys have dark hair on their upper forearms but not a lot of body hair otherwise. Attached Images

07-13-2004, 09:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	Here's another pic of Nathan Mann. Not very good, but the best I've found so far. Is Mann indeed the mystery man? Cap Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap : 07-13-2004 at 10:06 AM.

07-12-2004, 11:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mudster Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 211	I've seen the pic before many years ago and my first reaction was good 'ol Max, but that could very well be wrong.

07-12-2004, 11:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mudster Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 211	nah...hair style is different and Max had a hairy chest.

07-13-2004, 11:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	The mystery she is solved! That 10 pounds of rancid bacon fat has been poured into a kraft envelope and dumped in a mail box, well on it's way to our lucky winner: JEFFR! Yes, indeedy, folks! The mystery man is Nathan Mann of New Haven, Connecticuttttt (my hand slipped). I just found the identical photo on the net and it clearly ID's our subject as Nathan Mann. Thanks for all your help. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

07-13-2004, 11:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mudster Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 211	dammit...was gonna guess ezzard charles next...i know it doesn't look like him, but no one else was gonna guess him and that would give me the inside track to that rancid bacon if it was correct.

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