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Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post

By the time Burley starting making headlines as a welter, Conn was fighting lightheavies. Check the dates.
They did challenge him though and he refused even with a sweetened pot. I hear you though. Conn was not about to risk it all in those days by getting beat by an up and comer anymore then Robinson was.
Did not know most of that. Brilliant post.

I did not know Conn avoided him either and he was only a welterweight!