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Name: Benny Paret
Career Record: click
Alias: Kid
Birth Name: Bernardo Paret
Nationality: Cuban
Birthplace: Santa Clara, Cuba
Hometown: Santa Clara, Cuba
Born: 1937-03-14
Died: 1962-04-03
Age at Death: 25
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 7½″ Died on April 3, 1962, in New York City of injuries received during a world welterweight championship match against Emile Griffith on March 24. Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Name: Joe Curran
Career Record: click
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Liverpool,England
Hometown: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Born: 1915-04-27
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Monday, 26 January 2009 |
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Name: Billy Barton
Career Record: click
Alias: Billy Carroll
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
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Born: 1914-12-29
Died: 1992-01-01
Age at Death: 77 Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Monday, 26 January 2009 |
Charlie Fox
Name: Charlie Fox
Career Record: click
Alias: Kid
Nationality: British
Hometown: St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Known as the father figure of boxing in St. Helens, Charlie Fox was also one of the region's greatest trainers. Following his service in the First World War, Charlie opened an amateur club in Manchester before moving on to train professionals. A few pro contests .followed before he decided his future lay in the coaching side of the sport. His first gym in St. Helens was in Bath Street, and he then moved on to Rainford. Some of the boxers he couched include Dick Tiger, Hogan 'Kid' Bassey and Eric Marsden. Date and cause of death unknown. Syd Dye's article first appeared in the Liverpool Echo May 29 1973.Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
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Name: Bob Foster
Career Record: click
Birth Name: Robert Lloyd Foster
Nationality: US American
Birthplace: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Born: 1938-04-27
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 3″
Reach: 201
Trainers: Bill Gore, Eddie Futch
Career Review In high school, Bob Foster was a standout on his school's football team. He said in an interview in The Ring magazine that he felt a professional football career would not pay as well as a professional boxing career. Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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