Reflections by Sammy Way: Sumter boxers were successful in the ring

By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 8/1/20

Reflections remembers two men who entered the field of pugilism and became highly successful. Bob Montgomery and Buster Newberry, who each won national titles, established Sumter as a boxing center in the Southeast. The author used articles and …

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