frankie depaula

[L.A. kidd]

Frankie depaula was a lightheavy from new jersey who fought bob foster for the title, but, hes remembered for the great fight he had with dick tiger, it was ring magazines fight of the year. a book about him is entitled "jersey boy" he is said to have had a savage right hand,

and a crowd pleaser. unfortunately he ended up tied to the mob, and, met an untimely death. it was a good read about this fighter,

and while following his fight career many ups, and downs, does anyone remember seeing him fight?

[palooka]

I've never seen him fight but read something in a KO magazine years ago; the man who made the bouts at Madison Square Garden (Teddy Brenner?) put him in with a journeyman opponent. The bout went on and DePaula knocked the man out, as he hit the fellow his toupee slipped/left his head; Brenner(?) was in the front row and thought for a second that DePaula had knocked the mans head off!

(I hope someone else can remember reading it).

[Caractacus]

There was an entire biography written about Frankie DePaula published in 2010.


http://www.amazon.com/Jersey-Boy-Slayin ... 1450206379

[L.A. kidd]

There was an entire biography written about Frankie DePaula published in 2010.


http://www.amazon.com/Jersey-Boy-Slayin ... 1450206379

yes, I know I read the book, and that's where my information comes from. also some good reading about chuck wepner in it.

thanks for giving everyone the link. it's a good read. I refer to it in my post.

[Caractacus]

Did you know that a biography was published about Chuck Wepner?
entitled
TOE TO TOE ANY FOE
by author/boxing expert Dr.Glenn Van Warrebey.

thats what Ive heard anyway,but try finding a copy.
It appears to have been published in 2003 or maybe 2007.
anyway I first heard about in in 1999 on Chuck Wepner's web site ,
but Ive yet to see a copy for sale anywhere.

[L.A. kidd]

Did you know that a biography was published about Chuck Wepner?
entitled
TOE TO TOE ANY FOE
by author/boxing expert Dr.Glenn Van Warrebey.

thats what Ive heard anyway,but try finding a copy.
It appears to have been published in 2003 or maybe 2007.
anyway I first heard about in in 1999 on Chuck Wepner's web site ,
but Ive yet to see a copy for sale anywhere.

not aware of it, sounds great though.

[doug.ie]

his style reminded me of marciano

[Ronthetruth]

He the one who was murdered with mob connections?

[doug.ie]

He the one who was murdered with mob connections?

DePaula, trained at the Bayonne Police Athletic League in Bayonne, New Jersey. He began his amateur boxing career at age 20. He developed his punching power as an iron-worker. He married his wife Marylee in 1960 and had a son, Frank, Jr. His younger brother, Robert, was one of the top semi-pro pitchers in New Jersey in 1963.
DePaula won the 1962 New York Golden Gloves 175lb Sub-Novice Championship by defeating William Sanders of the West 28th Street Parks Department Gym in the finals.
DePaula broke the jaw of a police officer's son in a street brawl and served a prison sentence as a result. While at Rahway State Prison he met Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. DePaula claimed in a 1968 Boxing Illustrated article that he and Carter once knocked out about ten other inmates in a prison brawl.
Upon his release from prison, DePaula worked as a bouncer. Al Braverman claimed he was jumped by a dozen guys at the club where DePaula worked, when he and DePaula proceeded to knock out all twelve of their attackers.
DePaula became the second man to deck former Middleweight/Light-heavyweight Champion Dick Tiger, and was credited with knocking down World Light-heavyweight Champion Bob Foster in their title fight. DePaula was down three times in the first round before that fight was halted.
DePaula later associated with a "dangerous" crowd and ended up the victim of a "hit." He was hospitalized for months, unable to move from the neck down.
Frank DePaula died of pneumonia on September 14, 1970, as a result of gunshot wounds he suffered a year earlier.

(Boxrec bio)

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An example in this video of DePaula's boxing style, to me very reminiscent of Rocky Marciano...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giHj0Rrtm5c