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...that portion of the U. S. public which feels aggrieved unless the holder of the world's heavyweight prizefighting championship is an A-1specimen, the years since 1928 have been even sadder than for the rest of the world. Since Gene Tunney retired, the incumbents of this choice eminence have been uniformly unsatisfactory. Last week was the summer's busiest in heavyweight circles. In it, the promise of a happier era: 1) flickered darkly on the heavyweight horizon and 2) went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Heavyweight Happenings | 8/31/1936 | See Source »

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