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In reply to the discussion: Why two Articles are a brilliant idea! [View all]H2O Man
(73,537 posts)I didn't box Jimmy Scanlon. But you've caught my interest with that name. I'm wondering if he is the grandson of a Pittsburgh fighter with the same name, who fought between 1906 and 1922? In that era, my great uncle (same name as me) fought around the northeast, including in Pittsburgh. Also, he trained and managed Bucky Lawless -- after beating Bucky in an upstate NY fight -- and that included Bucky's fights in Pittsburgh. Bucky fought against 14 world champions of various weight classes in his career.
Records from that era are frequently incomplete. I'm sure that this Jimmy Scanlon had a lot more fights than was recorded, as did so many fighters up until the 1930s. Even the great Carmen Basilio had 5 or 6 fights that I can document that aren't on his "official" record -- promoted by my great uncle. For that matter, five of the great Rocky Marciano's fights aren't on his official record .....they were his loses, that his manage removed!
Do you know the Jimmy Scanlon from the 1960s?