Question on Jimmy Boots

Anybody know any battle stories on the immortal Jimmy Boots? I've really never heard of any, this dog really strikes my interest.

 

Man I love reading these historical matches...............that was a damn good one!

 

good read thanks for posting

 

Man Them Boys Was Swapping It Out Thats A Good One Did They Both Make It After The Match?

 

Hell yeah, that was freakin awsome.

 

I wanna say one or both lost there dogs. I will look it up when i get home.

 

Got Goose Bumps

 

The texans lost there dog that night and jimmy boots passed 5 days later at the vet. clinic. per the 1973 article in YF&M.

 

Damn.......................two fine warriors!

Did any of them get to put out any good offspring!

Man to have a dog with heart like that!

Simply amazing!

There is no other breed that can even smell the heart of a true game apbt!

 

If i get the chance in the next couple days i will either scan or transcribe the articles. There is a whole nother write up other than the match report. It talks abit more indepth about boots & bob and the backers.

Edit-The last sentence in you post is untrue imo. There have been many great gamecocks who had/have every bit as much heart as the dogs.

 

When I say breed I mean as in breed of dog.

 

Right on...

 

immortal...not so much..

 

On january 15, 1973 a dogfight took place in California between Jimmy Boots and Benny Bob, two very game dogs.
Those present considered it to be one of the finest dogfights they had ever seen. We would like to tell you a little background on the winning dog, Jimmy Boots and his owner, Ed Weldon.

Ed Weldon fought his first dog in Illinoisin 1928. He beat alot of good men over the years including Trice and Greenwood.
He was also owner of the origonal Lightner Spook dog. Always having one or two dogs in his yard,and fighting chickens awhile, he became inactive after several yearsuntil 1969 when he came across Jimmy Boots. He bought the dog from Mr. Trice in colorado.

Although Jimmy Boots will never make Champion, this is what he has done. His first fight in Denver over Clark's dog in 40 minutes. He then went against lowell Leham's Malcom X and won in 17 minutes. Then collected a forfeit from Bobby Halls Bully Son. In his last fight, he won over Willy Brown and Halliburtons Benny Bob in 2 hours and 4 minutes.

Wh thought this story was worth repeating, because this man and this dog were great friends and shared a real love for each other. After being out of the dog game for awhile we think Ed Weldon came back with a real splash. Jimmy Boots turned out to bea real Champ in anyone's standards.

Although Weldon lost him 7 days ofter his last fight, we are sure he feels fortunate to have owned a really great dog like this one. As we all know this is something all dogmen work and hope for, if they are lucky, sometimes find.
We have been able to share a few of these adventures with them and feel proud to be associated with such a fine man like Ed Weldon, and to have known his friend, Jimmy Boots.

Utah Fanciers.

 

The true pedigree of Jimmy Boots?

 

I had a bitch that was 3 times Jimmy Boots back in 96 and she was quite a dog.

 

noob question here!!! I've been reading these articles but never understood the collecting forfeit stuff. Boot came 1 pound short maybe only ounces but the texas guys collect the forfeit i dont know how this works. Lets say match was 5k whats the forfeit money? :o:o

 

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