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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) height "182.88".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) abstract "George Godfrey (II) "The Leiperville Shadow" (January 25, 1897 – August 13, 1947) was the ring name of Feab S. Williams, a heavyweight boxer from the state of Alabama who fought from 1919-1937. He named himself after George "Old Chocolate" Godfrey, a Black Canadian boxer from the bare-knuckle boxing days who had been a top name during the John L. Sullivan era. Old Chocolate had been the fourth fighter to reign as World Colored Heavyweight Champion while the second George Godfrey was the 20th fighter to hold the colored heavyweight title.The colored heavyweight title was recognized due to the color bar in pro boxing in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when white champions drew the color line and would not defend the title against a black man. In the heavyweight division, the color bar was adamantly defended by Old Chocolate Godfrey's contemporary, "The Boston Strong Boy", John L. Sullivan. Ironically, it remained in force even after colored heavyweight title holder Jack Johnson won the world's heavyweight title in 1908. Johnson never fought black opponents either, allegedly because such top promoters as Tex Rickard believed that a fight between two black boxers would not draw at the gate. He was also the only man to ever defeat the 7 foot 9 inch giant Gogea Mitu.Because of the color bar in the heavyweight division that continued until the rise of Joe Louis in the 1930s, the second Godfrey Williams never fought for the world heavyweight championship, like the man he had named himself after. He did win the International Boxing Union's version of the world heavyweight championship in 1935, two years before Louis became the second black man to become the universally recognized world heavyweight champ.".
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) birthDate "1897-01-25".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) birthPlace Mobile,_Alabama.
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) deathDate "1947-08-13".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) deathPlace Los_Angeles.
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) deathYear "1947".
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) wikiPageWikiLinkText "George Godfrey ".
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) before "Harry Wills".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) before "Larry Gains".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) birthDate "1897-01-25".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) birthPlace Mobile,_Alabama.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) dateOfBirth "1897".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) dateOfDeath "1947".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) deathDate "1947-08-13".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) deathPlace Los_Angeles.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) deathPlace Los_Angeles,_California.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) draws "2".
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) losses "21".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) name "George Godfrey".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) name "Godfrey, George".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) nationality Americans.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) nickname "The Leiperville Shadow".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) placeOfBirth Mobile,_Alabama.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) placeOfDeath Los_Angeles.
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- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) realname "Feab Smith Williams".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) shortDescription "American boxer".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) style Orthodox_stance.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) title World_Colored_Heavyweight_Championship.
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) title "IBU recognition".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) title "World Heavyweight Champion".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) total "118".
- George_Godfrey_(boxer_born_1897) weight Heavyweight.
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