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Owen Moran

February 27, 2014 By General Manager Leave a Comment

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Owen Moran

Born: October 4th, 1884 in Birmingham, England
Died: March 17th, 1949 in Birmingham, England
Height: 5? 3?
Weight: 108-133 lbs
Class: Welterweight
Reach: 67”

 
Known as “The Fearless”, Moran is recognized by some historians as a former world bantamweight champion. During his career, Moran knocked out former lightweight king Battling Nelson and also fought boxing greats Jim Driscoll, Packey McFarland, Abe Attell, Ad Wolgast, and George Dixon. Moran retired in 1916 with over 100 fights.

Nat Fleischer, a noted American boxing writer and collector, ranked Moran as the #3 All-Time Lightweight; Charley Rose ranked him as the #5 All-Time Featherweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #8 All-Time Featherweight; Owen was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.

 

More info: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Moran
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=10745&cat=boxer
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/moran-owen.htm

Filed Under: Boxing Cards, Turkey Reds Cards Tagged With: boxer, boxing, ephemera, Owen Moran, pugilist, sports art, Turkey Reds, vintage sports card

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