Kid Socks – 'The Wrecker of Champions'
Talented 200-plus-bout contender Kid Socks had a knack for embarrassing champions yet never won a title himself “THE Wrecker of Champions” – as boxing epithets go it isn’t a bad one. The owner of that sobriquet was a fighter from London’s East End called Kid Socks. His career stretched from 1922 to 1934 and took in over 200 pro bouts – an eye-watering tally, yet Socks was no journeyman. At various times in non-title fights, he beat the reigning flyweight champions of Europe, Britain, France, Belgium and Ireland, plus the reigning bantamweight titlists of Britain and France. This, ...
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