TITLE: Naval Training Center, Great Lakes 1936

DESCRIPTION: I don't remember of ever going to a boxing match, or the "smoker" as they used to call them. I know that those guys were fierce and wanted to win a Navy title. We had a black fighter on the cruiser Vincennes. He was so good. They let him set up his punching bag on the mess deck and they gave him special consideration for his food. The guy was lighting fast. The fleet had some real pros and they treated them with kid gloves. Ha. No pun intended.

CREDITS: Bob Merry