Hey Mozfonky. . . . Here is an all-time Pacific Northwest card

[actjac]

Some were contemperaries but were never matched . . . . .some were from different eras. . . .In my opinion all would have been interesting and good matches for NW boxing fans.

Joe Hipp vs Boone Kirkman
Greg Haugen vs Brett Summers
Dale Walters vs Tony Pep ll
Freddie Steele vs Al Hostak ll
Davey Lee Armstrong vs Pat Jefferson
Joe Belinc vs Jesse Lopez Jr.
Patrick Ferguson vs Mike Wilson
Jimmy McClarnin vs Laurie Mann
Rocky Lockridge vs Guy Villegas
Harry "Kid" Matthews vs Pat McMurtry
Sugar Ray Seales vs Michael Oladjide Jr.
Marvin Camel vs Kenny Keene
Denny Moyer vs Mike Colbert
Todd Foster vs Johnny Bumphus
Gary Ferrari vs Leo Randolph

 

[Fluffernutter]

Pete Radenmacher vs. Thad Spencer

 

[actjac]

Bobby Horn vs John L. Sullivan (Olympia middleweight)

 

[XThe GreatestX]

Boone kirkman was not to bad

 

[actjac]

Boone kirkman was not to bad

Boone Kirkman was the victim of one of boxing's true upsets of all time. . . . He had won 10 fights in a row over four years and was ranked #7 by Ring Magazine. . . . Muhammad Ali was the NABF Heavyweight champion and prior to the Rumble In The Jungle had planned to defend the NABF title versus Kirkman in Seattle during the early summer of 1974. . . . .Boone thought he needed a tuneup first and picked "Memphis" Al Jones as the opponent. In their fight Kirkman dropped Jones twice in the first and again twice in the 2nd before a haymaker from outerspace thrown by Jones caught Boone flush and knocked him cold. . . . Bye-bye the chance at Ali and the payday that went along with it.. . . . Kirkman then fought and lost in succession to Ken Norton and Ron Lyle in Seattle appearances and Randy Neumann in a CBS televised bout from Atlantic City.. . . .The last time Boone entered the ring was versus Gerry Cooney in a February, 1982 exhibition in Eugene, Oregon. He was dropped in the third round and waved off continuing... . . .Boone Kirkman was considered to be the most popular heavyweight in Pacific Northwest boxing history.

 

[actjac]

Phil Moyer vs Fraser Scott (Scott beat Phil's brother former world champion Denny twice)

 

[mozfonky]

Some were contemperaries but were never matched . . . . .some were from different eras. . . .In my opinion all would have been interesting and good matches for NW boxing fans.

Joe Hipp vs Boone Kirkman
Greg Haugen vs Brett Summers
Dale Walters vs Tony Pep ll
Freddie Steele vs Al Hostak ll
Davey Lee Armstrong vs Pat Jefferson
Joe Belinc vs Jesse Lopez Jr.
Patrick Ferguson vs Mike Wilson
Jimmy McClarnin vs Laurie Mann
Rocky Lockridge vs Guy Villegas
Harry "Kid" Matthews vs Pat McMurtry
Sugar Ray Seales vs Michael Oladjide Jr.
Marvin Camel vs Kenny Keene
Denny Moyer vs Mike Colbert
Todd Foster vs Johnny Bumphus
Gary Ferrari vs Leo Randolph

oh sorry actjac, don't know how i missed the thread. lots of fighters there that I don't really recognize, even more that I do and didn't know they came from the PNW. The ones i can pic with confidence here? oh, i think haugen could beat brett summers, hell, that might be the only one. I'm not sure who'd win between seales and olajajide.

 

[mozfonky]

ya, boone was a good fighter and nice guy, i think i mentioned how i've met him before and bob jarvis' gym.

Boone Kirkman was the victim of one of boxing's true upsets of all time. . . . He had won 10 fights in a row over four years and was ranked #7 by Ring Magazine. . . . Muhammad Ali was the NABF Heavyweight champion and prior to the Rumble In The Jungle had planned to defend the NABF title versus Kirkman in Seattle during the early summer of 1974. . . . .Boone thought he needed a tuneup first and picked "Memphis" Al Jones as the opponent. In their fight Kirkman dropped Jones twice in the first and again twice in the 2nd before a haymaker from outerspace thrown by Jones caught Boone flush and knocked him cold. . . . Bye-bye the chance at Ali and the payday that went along with it.. . . . Kirkman then fought and lost in succession to Ken Norton and Ron Lyle in Seattle appearances and Randy Neumann in a CBS televised bout from Atlantic City.. . . .The last time Boone entered the ring was versus Gerry Cooney in a February, 1982 exhibition in Eugene, Oregon. He was dropped in the third round and waved off continuing... . . .Boone Kirkman was considered to be the most popular heavyweight in Pacific Northwest boxing history.

 

[actjac]

ya, boone was a good fighter and nice guy, i think i mentioned how i've met him before and bob jarvis' gym.

To guage Boone's popularity at the time he fought a guy named Bill Drover who was promoted as the "#10 heavyweight in Canada" supported by former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in an exhibition versus popular local DJ Bob Hardwick.. . . .The show drew a sellout of 14,000 at the Seattle Center Coliseum (Key Arena).

 

[mozfonky]

I knew a guy who went to hs with Boone and saw him in streetfights on lake Washington. Boone was just too small for the cream of the era.

 

[actjac]

I knew a guy who went to hs with Boone and saw him in streetfights on lake Washington. Boone was just too small for the cream of the era.

Boone would have benefited by a Cruiserweight division. . . . Also a big fight in Seattle at that time would have been Kirkman vs Jerry Quarry.

 

[mozfonky]

compared to me he seemed huge when I met him, still in great shape, he pulled up his shirt and he had less of a belly than I had at the time. I think he said he weighed 215 and was over 6 foot, but watching his fight with foreman, he looked helpless. still, he had some good names on his record, doug jones, jimmy ellis lost to him and he fought lyle, norton.

 

[actjac]

I will finish this thread with an all-time Pacific Northwest Cruiser/Heavyweight tournament:
* Joe Hipp . . . .(The top Northwest heavyweight of all time)
-Boone Kirkman
-Thad Spenser
-Pete Radamacher
-Mike Wilson
-Pat McNurtry
-Marvin Camel
-Harry "Kid" Matthews
-Patrick Ferguson
-Kenny Keene

 

[mozfonky]

I will finish this thread with an all-time Pacific Northwest Cruiser/Heavyweight tournament:
* Joe Hipp . . . .(The top Northwest heavyweight of all time)
-Boone Kirkman
-Thad Spenser
-Pete Radamacher
-Mike Wilson
-Pat McNurtry
-Marvin Camel
-Harry "Kid" Matthews
-Patrick Ferguson
-Kenny Keene

found a book at goodwill on seattle athletes, boone kirkman, eddie cotton, kid mathews were in there i saw the name jack hurley, a little before my time, I'm sure I heard the name before but I didn't really know he was a major seattle boxing figure. Not too good a rep I see. I looked at the list of boxers from the area, it was kind of incomplete, no sugar ray seales but with or without the complete list, we've never had an ATG from the area, never if I'm wrong on this I'll be glad to be corrected.

 

[actjac]

found a book at goodwill on seattle athletes, boone kirkman, eddie cotton, kid mathews were in there i saw the name jack hurley, a little before my time, I'm sure I heard the name before but I didn't really know he was a major seattle boxing figure. Not too good a rep I see. I looked at the list of boxers from the area, it was kind of incomplete, no sugar ray seales but with or without the complete list, we've never had an ATG from the area, never if I'm wrong on this I'll be glad to be corrected.

Probably the greatest boxer to come out of the Puget Sound area was Freddie Steele and secondly I would add Leo Randolph. . . . As far as Hurley he was in the category of many of the all time greats in terms of manager/promoter/trainers and would be compared to a Lou Duva of today's generartion.. . . .By far the highest profile boxing figure in Northwest boxing history.

 

[CobraCmndr6193]

Kenny Keene! Idaho love! PNW for life!

 

[mozfonky]

andrew minsker was an oregon fighter who is totally forgotten, fine ammie but didn't have the physical ability to make it in the pros. was a good documentary, although a bit troubling because it looked a little like kiddie porn to me called broken noses that was on Minsker's life.

 

[mozfonky]

Probably the greatest boxer to come out of the Puget Sound area was Freddie Steele and secondly I would add Leo Randolph. . . . As far as Hurley he was in the category of many of the all time greats in terms of manager/promoter/trainers and would be compared to a Lou Duva of today's generartion.. . . .By far the highest profile boxing figure in Northwest boxing history.

we certainly had some champs
rocky lockridge
John David Jackson
Pinklon thomas
Greg Haugen
Leo Randolph
Johnny Bumphus
Freddie Steele
some of these guys had left the area before they won titles, in fact I was shocked to find out a few years ago that Rocky Marciano first tried boxing at fort lewis here.

 

[DeJulez]

we certainly had some champs
rocky lockridge
John David Jackson
Pinklon thomas
Greg Haugen
Leo Randolph
Johnny Bumphus
Freddie Steele
some of these guys had left the area before they won titles, in fact I was shocked to find out a few years ago that Rocky Marciano first tried boxing at fort lewis here.

I thought John David Jackson was from Denver?

 

[mozfonky]

I thought John David Jackson was from Denver?

he probably was, but he had some kind of ties to seattle, his sister worked with my best friend at a burger joint too.