#mickey walker

[chaplinlegend]

Charlie Chaplin and boxer Mickey Walker, who visited Chaplin on the set of The Gold Rush in 1925.

"The most important thing for young guys who dream of a boxing career is to stay in shape. Don't neglect it. Take part in training and put your heart into it. There's a lot of work ahead of you. You need this training that will pay off someday. Some even combine training with physical work to survive. Today's amateur fighters make a big mistake because they don't train hard enough." /Mickey Walker/

Mickey Walker - American boxer, professional world champion in the welterweight and middleweight categories. He is considered one of the greatest middleweight boxers in history. He began his career as a professional boxer in 1919.

[friendlessghoul]

Buster Keaton gets encouragement during the filming of the comedy, "Battling Butler," from Mickey Walker, welterweight champion

[justbusterkeaton]

[blackros78]

Mickey Walker alias the Toy Bulldog. World welterweight champion 1922-26, World middleweight champion 1926-29.

[busterkeatonsociety]

This Day in Buster… December 19, 1926

The Daily Press reports that Buster Keaton took his training for “Battling Butler” incredibly seriously, swearing off all pastries, coffee, cigarettes, and other things he was accustomed to.

[chaplinfortheages]

Charlie Chaplin with guest to set of “The Gold Rush”, Welterweight & Middleweight boxing champion Mickey Walker, 1925.

Chaplin a great admirer of boxing and met many greats of the day - Jack Dempsey, Benny Leonard, Kid Lewis, Primo Carnera…

[coop-appreciation]

[corydonw]

                                                             V.I.P.

1932, Gary Cooper avec le boxer Mickey Walker qui remporta le titre de champion du monde des poids moyens en 1926 et qu’il conservera jusqu’en 1931 lorsqu’il décida de boxer en mi-lourds.