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By: David Payne

David Payne — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:22:46 +0000

Harold Johnson. Yes, always in the shadows….ironic given that Moore himself was 39 before he won the title and was overlooked for almost an entire career.

I’d suspect he’s more than 80?

Let me know if you find out.

By: Warwick Paul Onyeama

Warwick Paul Onyeama — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:13:43 +0000

I had no idea that a site like this even existed. I only stumbled upon it while researching the records of that late, great fighter, Willie Pep. The connecting link had to do with the Punch-drunk Syndrome; you had done an article on Dementia Pugilistica.
We seem to share two interests in common: a long-standing fascination with the noble art and a taste for good writing and the well turned phrase. Having retired from my primary profession I am now pursuing a lifelong ambition to aquire acceptable writing skills.
If you continue with this site I will certainly return from time to time but for the moment would appreciate you response to something of a puzzle. Why has so little been written in appreciation of that outstanding lightheavweight of yesteryear, Harold Johnson? I know he lived in the shadow of the very great Archie Moore, but he also fought and beat some of the best lightheavys and heavys of his era and yet we hear so little about him nowadays. I believe he is still alive although (must be) nearly eighty and lives in sadly reduced circumstances. It seems he also now shows many of the features of the Boxers dementia.

By: Thomas Dunkley

Thomas Dunkley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:17:48 +0000

I was chatting with former hard and WBA Inter Champion Shaun ‘The Guvnor’ Cummins… Couldnt believe he been paralysed in a road accident. Anyhow he told me the he and a pal recently launched a boxing website and a forum… I checked it out and it is a 1st class designed webiste and forum..

Shau told me he just landed a boxing correspondent position on WaynesWorld.com which is a new social networking site.. I joined myself and i have to say WW will become huge… Great news…

here they are…

http://www.britishboxinggreats.co.uk
http://www.britishboxinggreats.co.uk/forum

Regards

Thomas Dunkley

By: fisticmystic

fisticmystic — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:04:44 +0000

David, where did you go? What are you doing these days?

By: David Payne

David Payne — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:45:30 +0000

Mark,

Its very kind of you to comment. I wouldn’t claim to be influential but I appreciate your readership.