Writer Budd Schulberg ('On the Waterfront') christened them "The Black Murderers' Row".
Charley Burley, Eddie Booker, Jack Chase, Bert Lytell, Lloyd Marshall
and Aaron 'Tiger' Wade terrorised boxings middleweight division in the
1940s and were avoided to such an extent that they had to fight amongst
themselves simply to remain active and earn a living.
Throw into the same mix fighters such as Holman Williams, Cocoa Kid, Archie Moore (amongst many others) and you have a group of fighters who were as tough and as talented as they come.
Holman Williams' induction to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY means that there are now four of the unsung greats of boxing enshrined in New York's HOF and California's HOF (World Boxing Hall of Fame).
Charley Burley IBHOF & WBHOF
Eddie Booker WBHOF
Holman Williams IBHOF
Lloyd Marshall WBHOF
Throw into the same mix fighters such as Holman Williams, Cocoa Kid, Archie Moore (amongst many others) and you have a group of fighters who were as tough and as talented as they come.
Holman Williams to be inducted into the IBHOF in 2008
Holman Williams' induction to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY means that there are now four of the unsung greats of boxing enshrined in New York's HOF and California's HOF (World Boxing Hall of Fame).
Charley Burley IBHOF & WBHOF
Eddie Booker WBHOF
Holman Williams IBHOF
Lloyd Marshall WBHOF