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Can anyone name any fighters from the Seattle area ?

I live here and apart from Greg Haugen, Ted Morgan, and Freddie Steele I don't know of any good Seattle fighters.

Al Hostak who fought Steele in the biggest fight in Seattle history (won by Hostak).

Sugar Ray Seales, Olympic Gold Medalist - tough contender

Pete Rademacher - Olympic heavyweight who fought Floyd Patterson for the Heavy Title in his first fight

Harry Matthews, Light Heavy/heavy contender

Eddie Cotton, Light Heavy contender

Boone Kirkman is from Renton Washington.
Last time I heard he was still driving a truck for BOEING in Seattle WA.

Thanks for the information.

Ibar Arrington was from around Seattle.

I dont know how strict you are with the "Seattle" area, but one of the toughest heavies of the 1950's was Tacoma's Pat McMurtry. Fought alot of top 10 guys and beat Ezzard Charles & George Chuvalo. He still resides in Tacoma.

I've never heard of him, thanks.

He beat Charles? Thats impressive.

Robert Shannon, who qualified for two Olympics but, due to the 1980 Moscow boycott, only went to LA.

Those who were from or lived in the greater Puget Sound area include

Leo Randolph

Johnny Bumphus

Joe Hipp

Rocky Lockridge

John L. Sullivan (middleweight)

Brett Summers

Fraser Scott