Okay, here’s my blog post about figuring out Elijah Pierce’s weight class, written in a casual, personal-experience style:
So, I got into this whole thing about Elijah Pierce, the boxer, right? I was watching some old fight footage, and I was like, “What weight class was this guy, anyway?” It’s not always easy to find that stuff out, especially for fighters from back in the day.
My Deep Dive Begins
I started by, you know, just Googling it. “Elijah Pierce weight class.” Seems obvious, doesn’t it? Well, the first few results were kinda all over the place. Some just mentioned he was a boxer, others had conflicting info. Nothing concrete. I needed something I could trust.
Then, I started looking at old boxing records. It was tricky. Websites, articles, there’s a bunch of them, but which ones are the real deal? The ones that look like they are kept-up, and checked.
I spent a good few hours on this, I’m not even kidding. Clicking through, reading, comparing. My eyes were starting to glaze over. It felt like detective work, piecing together bits of information from different places.
Sorting Through the Mess
One thing I realized is that fighters sometimes move between weight classes. So, even if I found a weight class, it might not be the only one he ever fought in. That added another layer of, well, not difficulty, really, but it just meant I had to be thorough. I started making a little list, like a timeline, of any weight class mentions I found, with dates if possible.
I then cross-referenced everything. Did one source say he was a Middleweight in 1945, and another say Welterweight in 1948? Okay, that could make sense. He might have moved up. But if two sources said completely different things for the same fight, then I knew one of them was probably wrong. I had to use my judgment, figure out which source seemed more reliable based on everything else I’d read.
Finally, Some Clarity!
After all that digging, from that I could put together:
- I did find some solid info.
- It all came down to the old records.
- Now I can go back to watching his bouts and know.
It all worked out, at least I know what I am reading, and what I’m on about, so the old sites and records are worth it if you put the time in. And I did.
