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Ezzard Charles
Ezzard Charles 2.jpg
Statistics
Real name Ezzard Mack Charles
Nickname(s) Cincinnati Cobra
Weight(s)
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality American
Born
(1921-07-07)July 7, 1921
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Died May 28, 1975(1975-05-28) (aged 53)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 121
Wins 95
Wins by KO 52
Losses 15
Draws 1
No contests 0

Ezzard Mack Charles, known as the Cincinnati Cobra (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975) was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion. Known for his slick defense and precision, he is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time by boxing critics[1]. Charles defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. He retired with a record of 95 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw.




Contents






  • 1 Career


    • 1.1 Career beginnings and military service


    • 1.2 World heavyweight champion


    • 1.3 Charles vs. Marciano


    • 1.4 Later career




  • 2 Death


  • 3 Legacy


  • 4 Professional boxing record (Incomplete)


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 Further reading


  • 8 External links





Career


Charles was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, but is commonly thought of as a Cincinnatian.[2] Charles graduated from Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was already becoming a well-known fighter.[3] Known as "The Cincinnati Cobra", Charles fought many notable opponents in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, eventually winning the World Championship in the latter. Although he never won the Light Heavyweight title, The Ring has rated him as the greatest light heavyweight of all time.[4]



Career beginnings and military service


Charles started his career as a featherweight in the amateurs, where he had a record of 42–0. In 1938, he won the Diamond Belt Middleweight Championship. He followed this up in 1939 by winning the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament of champions. He won the national AAU Middleweight Championship in 1939. He turned pro in 1940, knocking out Melody Johnson in the fourth round. Charles won all of his first 15 fights before being defeated by veteran Ken Overlin. Victories over future Hall of Famers Teddy Yarosz and the much avoided Charley Burley had started to solidify Charles as a top contender in the middleweight division. However, he served in the U.S. military during World War II and was unable to fight professionally in 1945.



World heavyweight champion


He returned to boxing after the war as a light heavyweight, picking up many notable wins over leading light heavyweights, as well as heavyweight contenders Archie Moore, Jimmy Bivins, Lloyd Marshall and Elmer Ray. Shortly after his knock-out of Moore in their third and final meeting, tragedy struck. Charles fought a young contender named Sam Baroudi, knocking him out in Round 10. Baroudi died of the injuries he sustained in this bout. Charles was so devastated he almost gave up fighting. Charles was unable to secure a title shot at light heavyweight and moved up to heavyweight. After knocking out Joe Baksi and Johnny Haynes, Charles won the vacant National Boxing Association Heavyweight title when he outpointed Jersey Joe Walcott over 15 rounds on June 22, 1949. The following year, he outpointed his idol and former World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis to become the recognized Lineal Champion. Successful defenses against Walcott, Lee Oma and Joey Maxim followed.



Charles vs. Marciano


In 1951, Charles fought Walcott a third time and lost the title by knockout in the seventh round. Charles lost a controversial decision in their fourth and final bout. If Charles had won this fight, he would have become the first man in history to regain the heavyweight championship. Remaining a top contender with wins over Rex Layne, Tommy Harrison and Coley Wallace, Charles knocked out Bob Satterfield in an eliminator bout for the right to challenge Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano. His two stirring battles with Marciano are regarded as ring classics. In the first bout, held in June 1954, he valiantly took Marciano the distance, going down on points in a vintage heavyweight bout. Charles is the only man ever to last the full 15-round distance against Marciano. A number of fans and boxing writers felt that Charles deserved the decision.[5] In their September rematch, Charles landed a severe blow that actually split Marciano's nose in half. Marciano's cornermen were unable to stop the bleeding and the referee almost halted the contest until Marciano rallied with an eighth-round knockout.



Later career


Financial problems forced Charles to continue fighting, losing 13 of his final 23 fights (he held a record of 83 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw before financial problems became a factor in his career). He retired with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KOs). He avenged 7 losses in his career.


Charles was also a respected double bass player who played with some of the jazz greats in the 1940s and 1950s at such notable places as Birdland (jazz composer George Russell wrote the famous tune "Ezz-Thetic" in his honor). He was very close with Rocky Marciano and a neighbor and friend of Muhammad Ali when they both lived on 85th Street in Chicago.[6] Charles also starred in one motion picture: Mau Mau Drums, an independent (and unreleased) jungle-adventure film shot in and around Cincinnati in 1960 by filmmaker Earl Schwieterman.



Death


In 1968, Charles was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The disease affected Charles' legs and eventually left him completely disabled. A fund raiser was held to assist Charles and many of his former opponents spoke on his behalf. Rocky Marciano in particular called Charles the bravest man he ever fought. The former boxer spent his last days in a nursing home. A chilling 1973 commercial showed Charles in his wheelchair horribly disabled by ALS.[citation needed] Charles died on May 28, 1975, in Chicago.



Legacy




Commemorative stamp honoring Charles




A mural honoring Charles as the Cincinnati Cobra on Liberty Street in Cincinnati, Ohio


In 1976, Cincinnati honored Charles by changing the name of Lincoln Park Drive to Ezzard Charles Drive. This was the street of his residence during the height of his career.[7]


He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.


In 2002, Charles was ranked #13 on The Ring magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.


In 2006, Ezzard Charles was named the 11th greatest fighter of all time by the IBRO (International Boxing Research Organisation).[8]


The "Cincinnati Cobra" was a master boxer of extraordinary skill and ability. He had speed, agility, fast hands and excellent footwork. Charles possessed a masterful jab and was a superb combination puncher. He was at his peak as a light-heavyweight. His record is quite impressive. Against top rate opposition like Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Lloyd Marshall, Jimmy Bivins, and Joey Maxim he was an impressive 16-2 combined. Despite being a natural light-heavy he won the heavyweight title and made 9 successful title defenses. Nearly 25% of voters had Charles in the top 10. Half of the voters had him in the top 15. Two thirds of voters had him inside the top 20.


In 2007, ESPN online ranks Ezzard Charles as the 27th greatest boxer of all time, ahead of such notable fighters as Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes and Jake LaMotta.[9]


In 2009, Boxing magazine listed Ezzard Charles as the greatest Light Heavyweight fighter ever, ahead of the likes of Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks and Gene Tunney.[10]


Prominent boxing historian Bert Sugar listed Charles as the seventh greatest Heavyweight of all time.



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93 Wins (52 knockouts, 41 decisions), 15 Losses[11]

Res.
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Win
 93–16
United States Toxie Hall
UD
 10
 1955-12-06
United States Rochester, New York, United States
Loss
 92–16
United States Toxie Hall
UD
 10
 1955-11-14
United States Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Loss
 92–15
United States Tommy Hurricane Jackson
UD
10
 1955-08-31
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss
 92–14
United States Tommy Hurricane Jackson
UD
 10 (10)
 1955-08-03
United States Syracuse, New York, United States
Win
 92–13
United States Paul Andrews
UD
 10 (12)
 1955-07-13
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win
 91–13
United States Johnny Holman
UD
 10 (10)
 1955-06-08
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Loss
 90–13
United States Johnny Holman
KO
 9
 1955-04-27
United States Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win
 90-12
Canada Vern Escoe
UD
 10
 1955-04-11
Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win
 89–12
United States Charley Norkus
UD
 10
 1955-02-18
United States New York, New York, United States
Loss
 88–12
United States Rocky Marciano
KO
 8 (10)
 1954-09-17
United States New York, New York, United States
For World Heavyweight title.
Loss
 88–11
United States Rocky Marciano
UD
15
 1954-06-17
United States New York, New York, United States
For World Heavyweight title.
Win
 88–10
United States Bob Satterfield
KO
 2 (10)
 1954-01-13
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win
 87–10
United States Coley Wallace
KO
 10
 1953-12-16
United States San Francisco, California, United States
Loss
 86–10
United States Harold Johnson
UD
 10
 1953-09-08
United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 86–9
Cuba Nino Valdez
UD
 12
 1953-08-11
United States Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win
 86–8
United States Larry Watson
KO
 5 (12)
 1953-05-26
United States Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win
 85–8
United States Billy Gilliam
UD
 10 (12)
 1953-05-12
United States Toledo, Ohio, United States
Win
 84–8
United States Rex Layne
UD
 10 (12)
 1953-04-01
United States San Francisco, California, United States
Win
 83–8
United States Tommy Harrison
SD
 12
 1953-02-04
United States MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Harrison suffers the first knockdown of his career in round 11.
Win
 82–8
United States Wesbury Bascom
TKO
 9 (12)
 1953-01-14
United States St.Louis, Missouri, United States
Win
 81–8
United States Frank Buford
TKO
 7 (10)
 1952-12-15
United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win
 80–8
United States Jimmy Bivins
UD
 10
 1952-11-26
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win
 79–8
United States Cesar Brion
UD
 10
 1952-10-24
United States New York, New York, United States
Win
 78–8
United States Bernie Reynolds
KO
 2 (10)
 1952-10-08
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Loss
 77–8
United States Rex Layne
UD
 10
 1952-08-08
United States Ogden, Utah, United States
Loss
 77–7
United States Jersey Joe Walcott
UD
 15
 1952-06-05
United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
For World Heavyweight title.
Win
 77–6
United States Joe Kahut
KO
 8 (10)
 1951-12-21
United States Portland, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 76–6
United States Joey Maxim
UD
 15
 1951-12-12
United States San Francisco, California, United States
Win
 75–6
United States Rex Layne
TKO
 11 (12)
 1951-10-10
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss
 74–6
United States Jersey Joe Walcott
KO
 7 (12)
 1951-07-18
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Lost World Heavyweight title. Ring Magazine Fight of the Year for 1951.
Win
 74–5
United States Joey Maxim
UD
 15
 1951-05-30
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Retained World Heavyweight title.
Win
 73–5
United States Jersey Joe Walcott
UD
 15
 1951-03-07
United States Detroit, Michigan, United States
Retained World Heavyweight title.
Win
 72–5
United States Lee Oma
TKO
 10 (15)
 1951-01-12
United States New York, New York, United States
Retained World Heavyweight title.
Win
 71–5
United States Nick Barone
KO
 11
 1950-12-05
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Retained World Heavyweight title.
Win
 70–5
United States Joe Louis
UD
 15 (10)
 1950-09-27
United States New York, New York, United States
Retained NBA Heavyweight title. Declared sole Heavyweight champion following the fight.
Win
 69–5
United States Freddie Beshore
TKO
 14 (12)
 1950-08-15
United States Buffalo, New York, United States
Retained NBA Heavyweight title.
Win
 68–5
United States Pat Valentino
KO
 8 (12)
 1949-10-14
United States San Francisco, California, United States
Retained NBA Heavyweight title.
Win
 67–5
United States Gus Lesnevich
TKO
 7 (10)
 1949-08-10
United States New York, New York, United States
Retained NBA Heavyweight title.
Win
 66–5
United States Jersey Joe Walcott
UD
 15 (10)
 1949-06-22
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Won NBA Heavyweight title.
Win
 65–5
United States Joey Maxim
UD
 15 (15)
 1949-02-28
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 64–5
United States Johnny Haynes
KO
 8 (15)
 1949-02-07
United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 63–5
United States Joe Baksi
KO
 11 (15)
 1948-12-10
United States New York, New York, United States
Win
 62–5
United States Walter Hafer
KO
 7 (15)
 1948-11-14
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 61–5
United States Jimmy Bivins
UD
 10
 1948-10-13
United States Washington, D.C., United States
Win
 60–5
United States Erv Sarvin
UD
 10
 1948-05-20
United States Buffalo, New York, United States
Win
 59–5
United States Elmer Ray
KO
 9 (10)
 1948-05-07
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win
 58–5
United States Sam Baroudi
KO
 10
 1948-02-20
United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Baroudi knocked out in the tenth round. Baroudi died from injuries sustained in the bout.
Win
 57–5
United States Archie Moore
KO
 8 (10)
 1948-01-13
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win
 56–5
United States Hilton "Fitzie" Fitzpatrick
KO
 4 (10)
 1947-12-02
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win
 55-5
United States Teddy Randolph
UD
 10 (?)
 1947-11-03
United States Buffalo, New York, United States
Win
 54–5
United States Clarence Jones
KO
 1 (10)
 1947-10-27
United States Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Win
 53–5
United States Al Smith
KO
 4 (10)
 1947-10-16
United States Akron, Ohio, United States
Win
 52–5
United States Lloyd Marshall
KO
 2 (10)
 1947-09-29
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 51–5
United States Joe Matisi
UD
 10
 1947-09-16
United States Buffalo, New York, United States
Loss
 50–5
United States Elmer Ray
PTS
 10
 1947-07-25
United States New York, New York, United States
Win
 50–4
United States Hilton "Fitzie" Fitzpatrick
KO
 5 (10)
 1947-07-14
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 49-4
United States Archie Moore
UD
 10
 1947-07-14
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 48–4
United States Erv Sarlin
UD
 10
 1947-05-05
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 47-4
United States Jimmy Bivins
KO
 4 (10)
 1947-03-10
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win
 46–4
United States "Oakland" Billy Smith
KO
 5 (10)
 1947-02-17
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 45–4
United States Jimmy Bivins
UD
 10
 1946-11-12
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 44–4
United States "Oakland" Billy Smith
UD
 10
 1946-09-23
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 43–4
United States Lloyd Marshall
KO
 6 (10)
 1946-07-29
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 42–4
United States Shelton Bell
KO
 5 (10)
 1946-06-13
United States Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Win
 41–4
United States Archie Moore
UD
 10
 1946-05-20
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 40–4
United States Tommy "Lee" Hubert
KO
 4 (10)
 1946-05-13
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 39–4
United States George Parks
KO
 6 (10)
 1946-04-15
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 38–4
United States Billy Duncan
KO
 4 (10)
 1946-04-01
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 37–4
United States Tommy "Lee" Hubert
UD
 10
 1946-03-25
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 36–4
United States Al Sheridan
KO
 2 (10)
 1946-02-18
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Loss
 35–4
United States Lloyd Marshall
TKO
 8 (10)
 1943-03-31
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
loss
 35–3
United States Jimmy Bivins
UD
 10
 1943-01-07
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win
 35–2
United States Joey Maxim
UD
 10
 1942-12-01
United States Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win
 34–2
United States Joey Maxim
UD
 10
 1942-10-27
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 33–2
United States Mose Brown
KO
 6 (10)
 1942-09-15
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 32–2
United States Jose Basora
KO
 5 (10)
 1942-08-17
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 31–2
United States Booker Beckwith
KO
 9 (10)
 1942-06-27
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 30–2
United States Steve Mamakos
KO
 1 (10)
 1942-06-14
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 29–2
United States Charley Burley
UD
 10
 1942-06-29
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 28–2
United States Charley Burley
UD
 10
 1942-05-25
United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss
 27–2
United States Evelio "Kid" Tunero
UD
 10
 1942-05-13
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 27–1
United States Billy Pryor
UD
 10
 1942-04-08
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 26–1
United States Ken Overlin
PTS
 10 (?)
 1942-03-02
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 25–1
Greece Anton Christoforidis
KO
 3 (10)
 1942-01-13
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 24–1
United States Teddy Yarosz
UD
 10
 1941-11-07
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 23–1
United States Pat Mangini
KO
 1 (?)
 1941-09-13
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 22–1
United States Al Gilbert
KO
 6 (10)
 1941-07-21
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Loss
 21–1
United States Ken Overlin
UD
 10
 1941-06-09
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 21–0
United States Rudy Kozole
UD
 10
 1941-05-12
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 20–0
United States Joe Sutka
UD
 10
 1941-03-31
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 19–0
United States Floyd Howard
KO
 7 (10)
 1941-03-10
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 18–0
United States Slaka Cavrich
KO
 2 (10)
 1941-02-22
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 17–0
United States Billy Bengal
UD
 10
 1941-02-10
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 16–0
United States Charlie Jerome
KO
 2 (10)
 1940-12-02
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 15–0
United States Fidel Navarro
KO
 1 (10)
 1940-11-31
United States Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win
 14–0
United States Bill Hood
KO
 2 (?)
 1940-10-03
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 13–0
United States Martin Simmons
UD
 10
 1940-09-23
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 12–0
United States Bradley Lewis
KO
 3 (10)
 1940-06-24
United States San Francisco, California, United States
Win
 11–0
United States John Reeves
KO
 4 (10)
 1940-06-12
United States Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win
 10–0
United States Frankie Williams
KO
 7 (10)
 1940-06-05
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 9–0
United States Pat Wright
KO
 4 (?)
 1940-05-17
United States Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 8–0
United States Eddie Fowler
KO
 3 (10)
 1940-05-10
United States Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
Win
 7–0
United States Remo Fernandez
KO
 6
 1940-04-24
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 6–0
United States Charley Banks
KO
 2
 1940-04-16
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 5–0
United States Kid Ash
KO
 3 (10)
 1940-04-10
United States Portsmouth, Ohio, United States
Win
 4–0
United States Charley Banks
UD
 6
 1940-04-02
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 3–0
United States John Reeves
UD
 6
 1940-03-27
United States Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win
 2–0
United States Jimmy Brown
PTS
 2
 1940-03-20
United States Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Win
 1–0
United States Medley Johnson
KO
 3 (6)
 1940-03-15
United States Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Ezzard's Professional debut.


See also




  • List of lineal boxing world champions

  • List of heavyweight boxing champions



References





  1. ^ http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this-day-ezzard-charles-one-of-the-greatest-fighters-of-all-time-was-born/


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  3. ^ Newsmakers Interview with Ezzard Charles Jr., WKRC Channel 12, Cincinnati, August 17, 2008


  4. ^ Detloff, William (September 2002). "The 20 Greatest Light Heavyweights of All-Time". The Ring. 81 (10): 50


  5. ^ Will Hammock. "The Champ: County to honor legendary boxer Charles today." Gwinnett Daily Post. June 5, 2010


  6. ^ Newsmakers interview with Ezzard Charles Jr., WKRC Channel 12 Cincinnati, August 17, 2008


  7. ^ Guide to 20th Century African American Resources, Cincinnati Historical Society


  8. ^ "IBRO'S 25 Greatest Fighters of All Time". Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.


  9. ^ "Espn.Com: All-Time Greatest Boxers". Sports.espn.go.com. 1971-03-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.


  10. ^ The Greatest Light Heavyweights of All Time Archived September 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


  11. ^ boxrec




Further reading



  • Grace, Kevin & Grace, Joshua (2006). Cincinnati Boxing. Chicago: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-4112-5.


External links




  • Professional boxing record for Ezzard Charles from BoxRec

  • Ezzard Charles - CBZ Profile












Achievements

Vacant
Title last held by

Joe Louis
NBA Heavyweight Champion
June 22, 1949 – July 18, 1951
 Succeeded by
Jersey Joe Walcott

NYSAC Heavyweight Champion
September 27, 1950 – July 18, 1951

The Ring Heavyweight Champion
September 27, 1950 – July 18, 1951

World Heavyweight Champion
June 16, 1951 – July 18, 1951









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Danny Elfman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Danny Elfman Elfman at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con Born Daniel Robert Elfman ( 1953-05-29 ) May 29, 1953 (age 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Spouse(s) Bridget Fonda ( m.  2003) Children 1 Musical career Genres Rock [1] ska [2] new wave film music video game music Occupation(s) Composer, singer, songwriter, record producer Instruments Trombone guitar percussion vocals keyboards [3] Years active 1972–present Associated acts Oingo Boingo James Newton Howard Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Elfman first became known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the band Oingo Boingo from 1974 to 1995. He is well known for scoring films and television shows, particularly his frequent collabora
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Retrieve a Users Dashboard in Tumblr with R and TumblR. Oauth Issues

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.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ height:90px;width:728px;box-sizing:border-box; } 0 I am trying to use the TumblR package in R to set up the Oauth Authentication to Retrieve a user's dashboard using the second example in tumblR documentation However I get the following error, it seems that using twitter others have been able to use a different function to get around this, but I am not finding the same function available for Tumblr. See twitter package for R authentication: error 401 My code consumer_key <- OKey consumer_secret <- SKey appname <- App_name tokenURL <- 'http://www.tumblr.com/oauth/request_token' accessTokenURL <- 'http://www.tumblr.com/oauth/acces_token'
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