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Charley Burley

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[[File:Charley Burley cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Class of 1992 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/burley.html click]]]
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*'''Managers:''' Phil Goldstein and Lou Brown (1936-1940), [[Luke Carney]] (1941), [[Tommy O'Loughlin]] (1942-1946), Morris Slutsky (1945-1946) [[Charley Rose]], then [[Lew Burston]] & [[Jersey Jones]] (1946-1948), [[George Armstrong]] (1948-1949), Harry Roth (1949-1950) 
*'''Trainer:''' Hiawatha Grey 
*'''[[:Category:Charley Burley Gallery|Charley Burley Gallery]]
==Amateur Career==
*At age 12, Burley joined the Kay Boys Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he took up boxing under the tutelage of local trainers Leonard Payne and Howard Turner.
*Burley won a [[Golden Gloves]] Junior title at lightweight and a Golden Gloves Senior title at welterweight.
*Burley lost to [[Leo Sweeney]] in the welterweight final of the National [[AAU]] Tournament.
*In 1936, Burley was invited to Chicago to attend the box-offs for the Summer [[Olympics]] in Berlin, Germany, but he declined as he objected to the racial and religious persecution taking place in Germany. Instead, he received an invitation to represent the United States at the Workers' Games, which were being held in Barcelona, Spain, as an alternative to the Olympics. However, the Workers' Games never took place because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.

==Professional Career==
*On August 22, 1938, Burley defeated [[Cocoa Kid]] by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the "Colored" World Welterweight Championship.
*On April 6, 1944, Burley defeated [[Jack Chase]] by a ninth-round knockout to win the California State Middleweight Championship.
*Burley defeated future World Champions [[Fritzie Zivic]], [[Billy Soose]] and [[Archie Moore]].
*Burley fought [[Holman Williams]] seven times between 1939 and 1945. Burley won three, Williams won three and one was a [[no contest]].
*BoxRec lists Burley's record as 83-12-2 with 1 no contest, and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] lists his record as 84-11-2 with 1 no contest.
*Burley was never stopped in 98 professional fights.

==Murderers' Row==
*Burley was among a group of feared and avoided black fighters in the 1940s referred to as "Killing Row" or "Murderers' Row" a term coined by writer [[Budd Schulberg]]. The group included [[Eddie Booker]], [[Jack Chase]], [[Cocoa Kid]], [[Bert Lytell]], [[Lloyd Marshall]], [[Aaron Wade|Aaron "Tiger" Wade]] and [[Holman Williams]].
*[[George Gainford]], manager of [[Sugar Ray Robinson]], admitted that he "bypassed" Burley "because his style was such he would have counteracted Robinson's." He asked [[Ray Arcel]], "Can't you get me someone besides Burley?"
*[[Fritzie Zivic]], who lost two out of three fights to Burley, had his manager, [[Luke Carney]], take over Burley's contract to ensure he would never have to face him again.

==Exhibition Matches ==
*Burley fought a scheduled eight-round exhibition on October 18, 1949, against Jack Burns of Reno, Nevada. Burley, weighing 158, knocked out the 198-pound Burns in four rounds.
*Burley fought two exhibitions on October 21, 1949, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Burley knocked out Jack Brennan of Kansas City, Missouri, in three rounds and knocked out George Hayes of Creston, Iowa, in one round. The bouts were part of a barnstorming trip in which fighters were offered a purse to go the distance with Burley.

== Honors & Recognition ==
* Inducted into [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame|Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1983.
* Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1987.
* Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992.
* Ranked 39th on The Ring Magazine's 2002 list [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years]].
* Ranked 86th on The Ring Magazine's 2003 list [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!]]
* Ranked 6th on The Ring Magazine's 2004 list [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|The Greatest Middleweights of All-Time]].
* Ranked 4th on The Ring Magazine's 2008 list [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|The Greatest Welterweights of All-Time]].
* Legendary trainer [[Eddie Futch]] said, "Charley Burley was the finest all-around fighter I ever saw."

Charles Duane Burley is buried at the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Section: 6, Single Grave: 308.

== External Links ==
* Cyber Boxing Zone Bio & Record: [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/burley.htm]
* CharleyBurley.com: [http://charleyburley.com/index.htm]
* Boxing's Greatest Fighters: [http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=%22charley+burley%22+gainford&source=bl&ots=BWenfWQixD&sig=_Atxka3p6OsNfy3-bD6SjXQ4dO4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kwBIUaHUCZG84AOY1ICYDw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22charley%20burley%22%20gainford&f=false]

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2017-10-10T05:36:58Z

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Rooney-McGinnley Boxing Club

2017-03-20T06:16:30Z

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1930s and 1940s Pittsburgh, PA, boxing partnership of [[Art Rooney]] and [[Barney McGinley]] that sponsored boxing shows in Pittsburgh. Barney's son Jack took over upon the death of his father.

[[Category:Promoters|Rooney-McGinley Boxing Club]]

Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (2nd meeting)

2017-02-22T22:53:31Z

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[[File:Greb-Tunney 1296a med.jpeg|right|thumb|275px|Harry Greb (left) and Gene Tunney]]
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*'''American Light Heavyweight Championship''' (2nd defense by Greb)
* '''Attendance:''' 15,000
* '''Receipts:''' $47,396.45
*'''Purses:''' Greb received 37½ percent of the receipts ($17,773.66) and Tunney received 12½ percent ($5,924.55). (''New York Times'')

19 of 23 ringside opinions listed above believed Greb should not have left the ring without his crown:

NY Morning Telegraph: Greb won 10 of 15 rounds

NY Evening Mail: "Decision depriving Greb of LHW Crown Calls for Sweeping Inquiry"

Newark Star Eagle: Gave Tunney only the 14th round

Newark Evening News: Greb gave Tunney as bad a beating as the first fight, it was one of the worst decisions handed out since the Walker Law

Jersey Journal: The only round Tunney won decisively was the 14th.

Standard Union: After weird decision Tunney is LHW Champion: Judges decide against Greb who had lead on points

NY Sun: Gave Tunney the fight because Tunney scored more points yet then states that Greb scored more points but that the writer took points away because Greb clinched too often...

The NY Evening Telegram: Gave the fight to Tunney

NY American: gave it to Tunney

NY Times: gave it to Tunney

NY Evening World: Scored it a Draw and added that Tunney did not deserve the victory despite the writer stating he was a great admirer of Tunney's

NY Tribune: called it a draw stating the decision met with much disapproval, writing for the same paper Grantland Rice called it a poor decision

NY Herald: Gave it to Greb, another writer for the paper called it a draw

Evening Journal: Gave it to Greb

Evening Mail: Gave it to Greb

Philly Ledger: Gave it to Greb

NY Daily News: Stated a draw would have been a better decision.

Pittsburgh Post: Gave Tunney only two rounds.

Pittsburgh Gazette Times: Gave it to Greb

Pittsburgh Press: Gave it Greb

Total: 4 votes for Tunney, 15 votes for Greb, and 4 votes for a draw.

Bill Muldoon, chairman of the NYSAC, stated it was a bad decision.

"Realizing there was some justice in Greb's claim of a bad decision, I offered him a return engagement." -Gene Tunney, A Man Must Fight, P. 162

'''The ''New York Times'', February 25, 1923:'''

Chairman [[William Muldoon]] of the [[New York State Athletic Commission|State Athletic Commission]] was one of the prominent spectators at the battle who differed with the verdict. Muldoon declared after the bout that he thought Greb was entitled to the decision, and reiterated this at the commission’s headquarters yesterday. “The decision in Tunney’s favor was unjustifiable, in my opinion,” said Muldoon. “I thought Greb should have received the decision after his determined fight. That’s only my personal opinion. The commission’s accredited representatives who were assigned to the bout decided that Tunney was the victor. That is the official decision. The commission will stand by it.”

'''''Time'' magazine, March 3, 1923:'''

Gene Tunney, former champion of the A. E. F., emerged from the smoke of a battle in [[Madison Square Garden]] holding Harry Greb's light-heavyweight championship of the world. But the smoke had hardly cleared when clouds of official disapproval rose to blur the brilliance of his honors. Not only did the metropolitan papers cast bitter reflections on the verdict of Judges Charles E. Miles, Charles Meighan and Referee Patsy Haley, but William Muldoon himself, Chairman of the State Athletic Commission, declared the decision "unjustifiable". He stated, however, that the verdict was official and that the State Commission would stand by it. Accordingly, Tunney will retain his doubtful honors until he takes clear title to the championship in another fight with Greb.

'''[[Nat Fleischer]], ''Gene Tunney, the Enigma of the Ring'', 1931:'''

It was a spectacular affair that had 15,000 persons--a packed house--at a high pitch of excitement from start to finish. The marine carried off the unanimous decision of Judges Charles E. Miles, Charles Meighan, former sports editor of the New York Morning Telegraph, and Referee [[Patsy Haley]] after one of the stormiest ring encounters seen in the Garden since boxing was revived in New York.

Pandemonium reigned when the decision was announced by [[Joe Humphreys]] and for a time, the police were kept busy quelling riots in various parts of the arena. The Pittsburgher's friends felt that he had been jobbed, but those who watched the bout closely, saw no basis for complaint.

Sharp as was the division of opinion among the boxing fans as to who won, there was just as sharp a difference of opinion among the newspapermen. Some agreed with the official verdict; others felt that the least Greb should have gotten was a draw, and still others believed that Greb had won. Yet the officials voted unanimously in Gene's favor and that was sufficient to gain for him the title he had lost almost a year previously to the same 'Pittsburgh Windmill'.

'''Bill Paxton, ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'', 2009:

Tunney altered his technique to adapt to Greb's style. While Tunney was training for the bout he was helped by lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]]. Leonard had been ringside for the first fight and thought Tunney focused too much on Greb's head and not enough on his body. Leonard taught him to "hit him in the heart" by throwing punches underneath Greb's elbows and landing them in the middle of his body. It was meant to take the wind out of Greb's sails. Tunney added his own observations from fighting Greb the first time. Soon after their first fight Tunney said he saw something that made him think he could beat Greb. This was "the way Harry dropped his shoulders at times, the move he made when he threw a right hook." Tunney went into this rematch hoping these little things, and his improvement as a boxer, would be enough to help him give a better showing than last time.

==See Also==
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (1st meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (3rd meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (4th meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (5th meeting)]]
==External Links==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19230224&id=l3ZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7102,4234473 "Gene Tunney Regains Title From Harry Greb" ''New York Times'' Leased Wire, February 24, 1923]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kUeDc_wYSnoC&pg=PA159&dq=HARRY+GREB+GENE+TUNNEY+FEBRUARY+1923&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8p85VMLLIcL4yQSz64GIDQ&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=HARRY%20GREB%20GENE%20TUNNEY%20FEBRUARY%201923&f=false ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'' By Bill Paxton, McFarland, 2009]

Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (2nd meeting)

2017-02-22T22:52:39Z

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[[File:Greb-Tunney 1296a med.jpeg|right|thumb|275px|Harry Greb (left) and Gene Tunney]]
<fight>18748</fight>
*'''American Light Heavyweight Championship''' (2nd defense by Greb)
* '''Attendance:''' 15,000
* '''Receipts:''' $47,396.45
*'''Purses:''' Greb received 37½ percent of the receipts ($17,773.66) and Tunney received 12½ percent ($5,924.55). (''New York Times'')

19 of 23 ringside opinions listed above believed Greb should not have left the ring without his crown:

NY Morning Telegraph: Greb won 10 of 15 rounds
NY Evening Mail: "Decision depriving Greb of LHW Crown Calls for Sweeping Inquiry"
Newark Star Eagle: Gave Tunney only the 14th round
Newark Evening News: Greb gave Tunney as bad a beating as the first fight, it was one of the worst decisions handed out since the Walker Law
Jersey Journal: The only round Tunney won decisively was the 14th.
Standard Union: After weird decision Tunney is LHW Champion: Judges decide against Greb who had lead on points
NY Sun: Gave Tunney the fight because Tunney scored more points yet then states that Greb scored more points but that the writer took points away because Greb clinched too often...
The NY Evening Telegram: Gave the fight to Tunney
NY American: gave it to Tunney
NY Times: gave it to Tunney
NY Evening World: Scored it a Draw and added that Tunney did not deserve the victory despite the writer stating he was a great admirer of Tunney's
NY Tribune: called it a draw stating the decision met with much disapproval, writing for the same paper Grantland Rice called it a poor decision
NY Herald: Gave it to Greb, another writer for the paper called it a draw
Evening Journal: Gave it to Greb
Evening Mail: Gave it to Greb
Philly Ledger: Gave it to Greb
NY Daily News: Stated a draw would have been a better decision.
Pittsburgh Post: Gave Tunney only two rounds.
Pittsburgh Gazette Times: Gave it to Greb
Pittsburgh Press: Gave it Greb

Total: 4 votes for Tunney, 15 votes for Greb, and 4 votes for a draw.

Bill Muldoon, chairman of the NYSAC, stated it was a bad decision.

"Realizing there was some justice in Greb's claim of a bad decision, I offered him a return engagement." -Gene Tunney, A Man Must Fight, P. 162

'''The ''New York Times'', February 25, 1923:'''

Chairman [[William Muldoon]] of the [[New York State Athletic Commission|State Athletic Commission]] was one of the prominent spectators at the battle who differed with the verdict. Muldoon declared after the bout that he thought Greb was entitled to the decision, and reiterated this at the commission’s headquarters yesterday. “The decision in Tunney’s favor was unjustifiable, in my opinion,” said Muldoon. “I thought Greb should have received the decision after his determined fight. That’s only my personal opinion. The commission’s accredited representatives who were assigned to the bout decided that Tunney was the victor. That is the official decision. The commission will stand by it.”

'''''Time'' magazine, March 3, 1923:'''

Gene Tunney, former champion of the A. E. F., emerged from the smoke of a battle in [[Madison Square Garden]] holding Harry Greb's light-heavyweight championship of the world. But the smoke had hardly cleared when clouds of official disapproval rose to blur the brilliance of his honors. Not only did the metropolitan papers cast bitter reflections on the verdict of Judges Charles E. Miles, Charles Meighan and Referee Patsy Haley, but William Muldoon himself, Chairman of the State Athletic Commission, declared the decision "unjustifiable". He stated, however, that the verdict was official and that the State Commission would stand by it. Accordingly, Tunney will retain his doubtful honors until he takes clear title to the championship in another fight with Greb.

'''[[Nat Fleischer]], ''Gene Tunney, the Enigma of the Ring'', 1931:'''

It was a spectacular affair that had 15,000 persons--a packed house--at a high pitch of excitement from start to finish. The marine carried off the unanimous decision of Judges Charles E. Miles, Charles Meighan, former sports editor of the New York Morning Telegraph, and Referee [[Patsy Haley]] after one of the stormiest ring encounters seen in the Garden since boxing was revived in New York.

Pandemonium reigned when the decision was announced by [[Joe Humphreys]] and for a time, the police were kept busy quelling riots in various parts of the arena. The Pittsburgher's friends felt that he had been jobbed, but those who watched the bout closely, saw no basis for complaint.

Sharp as was the division of opinion among the boxing fans as to who won, there was just as sharp a difference of opinion among the newspapermen. Some agreed with the official verdict; others felt that the least Greb should have gotten was a draw, and still others believed that Greb had won. Yet the officials voted unanimously in Gene's favor and that was sufficient to gain for him the title he had lost almost a year previously to the same 'Pittsburgh Windmill'.

'''Bill Paxton, ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'', 2009:

Tunney altered his technique to adapt to Greb's style. While Tunney was training for the bout he was helped by lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]]. Leonard had been ringside for the first fight and thought Tunney focused too much on Greb's head and not enough on his body. Leonard taught him to "hit him in the heart" by throwing punches underneath Greb's elbows and landing them in the middle of his body. It was meant to take the wind out of Greb's sails. Tunney added his own observations from fighting Greb the first time. Soon after their first fight Tunney said he saw something that made him think he could beat Greb. This was "the way Harry dropped his shoulders at times, the move he made when he threw a right hook." Tunney went into this rematch hoping these little things, and his improvement as a boxer, would be enough to help him give a better showing than last time.

==See Also==
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (1st meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (3rd meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (4th meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (5th meeting)]]
==External Links==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19230224&id=l3ZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7102,4234473 "Gene Tunney Regains Title From Harry Greb" ''New York Times'' Leased Wire, February 24, 1923]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kUeDc_wYSnoC&pg=PA159&dq=HARRY+GREB+GENE+TUNNEY+FEBRUARY+1923&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8p85VMLLIcL4yQSz64GIDQ&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=HARRY%20GREB%20GENE%20TUNNEY%20FEBRUARY%201923&f=false ''The Fearless Harry Greb: Biography of a Tragic Hero of Boxing'' By Bill Paxton, McFarland, 2009]

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2016-03-27T00:42:08Z

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Obituary: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jKFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZGgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4052%2C5699105

The 1/21/1912 issue of the Pittsburgh Press has an extensive biography on Palmer.

Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (4th meeting)

2015-10-28T21:12:20Z

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[[File:Greb Tunney in the ring.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Harry Greb (left) vs. Gene Tunney]]
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==Notes==
*The fight was postponed three times because of weather.
*There were between 8,000 and 9,000 spectators.
*The "Cleveland Plain Dealer" gave the decision to Greb, scoring it 6-3-1 in rounds in favor of Harry.
*The ''New York Times'' reported: "Gene Tunney, American light-heavyweight champion, and Harry Greb, world's middleweight champion, fought ten rounds on fairly even terms at the Olympic Arena here tonight, according to a majority of the newspaper experts at the ringside."
*The ''Gazette Times'' reported: "It was a see-saw affair from start to finish."
*The ''Lewiston Evening Journal'' reported: "Tunney did most of his fighting at close range, while Greb swung his punches from all angles, missing frequently. Tunney, ducking under Greb's sweeping leads, battered the middleweight titleholder's body with jolting rights and lefts. The tenth round was the most furious of the fight. Greb sailed into Tunney at the start, swinging his arms like flails, but Tunney came back and won the round by a furious attack that was still in progress when the bell rang. He caught Greb with a left hook that all but knocked him to the canvas."
*The ''Spokesman Review'' reported: "Tunney, punching more accurately and effectively, possibly was entitled to the shade in the opinion of the experts. Greb fought his characteristic battle, bounding around the ring, light as a rubber ball and throwing punches from every angle. Tunney centered his attack on the middleweight champion's body ... Although they fought a furious pace, neither was damaged, and Tunney left the ring with only a slight cut on the forehead as a result of coming in contact with Greb's head in the clinches."
*This fight was officially a [[No decision|No Decision]]. Referee Matt Hinkel said that if he had been permitted to give a decision, he would have declared the contest a draw.

==See Also==
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (1st meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (2nd meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (3rd meeting)]]
*[[Harry Greb vs. Gene Tunney (5th meeting)]]

==External Links==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1126&dat=19240918&id=hoVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gWgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2342,4153721 "Greb-Tunney Fight 10 Rounds To Draw" The ''Gazette Times'', September 18, 1924]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19240918&id=sIkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M2UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3226,6946057 "Tunney Holds A Draw With Shade Over Greb" The ''Lewiston Evening Journal'', September 18, 1924]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19240918&id=M-ZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5932,2485476 "Tunney-Greb Go Is Called Draw" The ''Spokesman Review'', September 18, 1924]

Al Quaill

2015-10-10T20:10:28Z

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'''Manager:''' [[Ray Foutts]]

'''Al Quaill''' was a rugged Irishman from Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood. He began his pro career in 1934, and often sparred with [[Teddy Yarosz]] and later [[Billy Conn]]. He quit boxing in 1939, at age 25, due to eye troubles. He then opned a gym on the Southside, where he trained a successful team of amateurs. He later became a local police officer.

Quaill died in 1967 at age 53 due to a cardiac condition.

Harry Greb vs. Lou Bogash

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“Greb earned a decision by a fair margin...There was a difference of opinion last night of whether Greb or Bogash had earned a victory. There seems, however, no question that the middleweight champion, by his ability to hit with either hand from almost any angle and his decidedly aggressive tactics, finished well ahead of the sturdy chap from Bridgeport, who depended largely on a lunging left and who in the fighting invariably was outpunched by Greb…the champion had much superior footwork and his stepping around and feinting often had Bogash tied in knots.

It does not look as if Bogash ever would be able to earn a decision over Greb. He lacks speed and has a style that is easy to fathom. He goes through the same tactics round after round, and it is easy for a man of Greb’s all-around ability to make Bogash’s attacks, as a rule, futile.” --Newark Star Eagle

Harry Greb vs. Lou Bogash

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“There was a difference of opinion last night of whether Greb or Bogash had earned a victory. There seems, however, no question that the middleweight champion, by his ability to hit with either hand from almost any angle and his decidedly aggressive tactics, finished well ahead of the sturdy chap from Bridgeport, who depended largely on a lunging left and who in the fighting invariably was outpunched by Greb…the champion had much superior footwork and his stepping around and feinting often had Bogash tied in knots.

It does not look as if Bogash ever would be able to earn a decision over Greb. He lacks speed and has a style that is easy to fathom. He goes through the same tactics round after round, and it is easy for a man of Greb’s all-around ability to make Bogash’s attacks, as a rule, futile.” --Newark Star Eagle

Harry Greb vs. Tommy Loughran (4th meeting)

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The ''Pittsburgh Post'' said that it was a close fight. Loughran won the first two rounds, waging a body attack. Greb dominated the next five rounds. Loughran won the last three rounds. Loughran landed the cleaner blows. It was a good fight.

However, the ''Boston Globe'' said that the majority thought that Greb won handily although Loughran got the decision, but he was guilty of rough tactics and Tommy landed the clearner blows.

The ''Boston Herald'' felt that Loughran registered the cleaner blows in every round, while noting that it was a rough bout. The ''Boston Herald'' felt that Loughran won the last two rounds by a wide margin.

* Recap of the bout by Patrick Connor [http://bloguin.com/queensberryrules/2014-articles/throwback-thursday-tommy-loughran-narrowly-outpoints-harry-greb.html]

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2015-01-06T08:42:47Z

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Spracklin was shot and killed in a hunting accident.

Tommy Spiegal

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[[file:SpiegalT39.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Tommy Spiegal]]
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[[:Image:Spiegal.Tommy.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Spiegal.Tommy2.jpg|Photo #3]]
 

Because of a childhood football injury, '''Tommy Speigal''' had one leg shorter than the other, but despite this handicap, he had a very credible boxing career, eventually becoming ranked as high as the #5 lightweight in the world, according to the January 1940 issue of ''The Ring'' magazine. (The correct spelling of this boxer's name is "Speigal." Incorrect spellings by newspaper reports of his day include "Spiegel," "Spiegal," and "Speigel.") He was the younger brother of boxer [[Joey Speigal]].

Tommy Speigal died at the age of 32, on November 9, 1945; his leg injury had eventually led to tuberculosis of the bone, causing his death.

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The ''Daily News Standard'' of Uniontown, PA, has a number of fights that are not in Speigal's linked record. They took place in the South and there are no dates or locations. These fights are: Felix Gonzales W4, Harry Pierce KO-4, Bobby Bartell KO-3, Earl Newby KO-3, and Harry Sanchez KO-2.

It is likely that most of these fights took place in the Miami area. Speigal also had a number of fights in the Cleveland and Akron area in late 1934 into mid-1935; these fights have yet to be documented. For example, the ''Daily News Standard'' had an article on Speigal dated July 6th, 1935, having Speigal winning a fight in Cleveland. But it gives no location, and does not provide the name of Speigal's opponent or an exact location. It does go on to state that Speigal is home with his parents and fighting out of the Cleveland area. It appears that Speigal was never knocked out in a career that likely spanned close to one hundred and forty fights.

[[Category:Jewish Boxers|Speigel, Tommy]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions|Speigal, Tommy]]

Tommy Spiegal

2014-12-01T00:09:32Z

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[[file:SpeigalT39.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Tommy Speigal]]
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[[:Image:Speigal.Tommy.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Spiegal.Tommy2.jpg|Photo #3]]
 

Because of a childhood football injury, '''Tommy Speigal''' had one leg shorter than the other, but despite this handicap, he had a very credible boxing career, eventually becoming ranked as high as the #5 lightweight in the world, according to the January 1940 issue of ''The Ring'' magazine. (The correct spelling of this boxer's name is "Speigal." Incorrect spellings by newspaper reports of his day include "Spiegel," "Spiegal," and "Speigel.") He was the younger brother of boxer [[Joey Speigal]].

Tommy Speigal died at the age of 32, on November 9, 1945; his leg injury had eventually led to tuberculosis of the bone, causing his death.

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The ''Daily News Standard'' of Uniontown, PA, has a number of fights that are not in Speigal's linked record. They took place in the South and there are no dates or locations. These fights are: Felix Gonzales W4, Harry Pierce KO-4, Bobby Bartell KO-3, Earl Newby KO-3, and Harry Sanchez KO-2.

It is likely that most of these fights took place in the Miami area. Speigal also had a number of fights in the Cleveland and Akron area in late 1934 into mid-1935; these fights have yet to be documented. For example, the ''Daily News Standard'' had an article on Speigal dated July 6th, 1935, having Speigal winning a fight in Cleveland. But it gives no location, and does not provide the name of Speigal's opponent or an exact location. It does go on to state that Speigal is home with his parents and fighting out of the Cleveland area. It appears that Speigal was never knocked out in a career that likely spanned close to one hundred and forty fights.

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[[Category:Pennsylvania State Champions|Speigal, Tommy]]

Joey Spiegal

2014-12-01T00:07:05Z

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'''Manager:''' Self-managed 
 
'''Joey Speigal''', a welterweight, was the older brother of the better known Tommy Speigal, a lightweight. Joey was the 1930 National amateur lightweight champion. He had 152 amateur fights, losing only twice.

It should be noted that Speigal's name is often misspelled as "Spiegel" or "Speigel."

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Speigal's published record contains the following unverified fight:
* Mexico Kid, W Points 10

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Billy Papke

2014-10-11T02:46:39Z

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[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2001 Old Timer Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/papke.html click]]]
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'''Managers''': [[Tom Jones]], [[Al Lippe]] 
'''[[:Category:Billy Papke Gallery|Billy Papke Image Gallery]]'''

 
=== Career Highlights ===
Born in Spring Valley, Illinois, '''Billy Papke''' was the son of German immigrants to the USA. Also known as the "Kewanee Thunderbolt" during his boxing days, Papke was the father of fellow boxer [[Billy Papke Jr.]]

Papke was an abnormally hard boxer. He began his boxing career in 1906, winning 23 and drawing four times. His first loss was a 10-round decision to [[Stanley Ketchel]], his first of four fights with Ketchel. He won the second meeting, and the World Middleweight title. The myth that he hit Ketchel in the throat with a "sucker punch" during the referee's instructions has been disproven. Papke won fair and square. But two months later, he lost his title to Ketchel and received a terrific beating in the process. After the bout, Papke's own wife did not recognize him after it was over. Papke lost the final meeting, which the 4th was a particularly savage encounter.

After Ketchel's death Papke was one of several middleweights contesting the right to be called World Middleweight Champ. He traveled to Paris where he thrashed future champion [[Georges Carpentier]] but was beaten by another American, and Ketchel victim, [[Frank Klaus]], ending his title hopes. He continued fighting until 1919, losing a four rounder to [[Soldier Bartfield]].

Papke killed his ex-wife, Edna Papke (46), with a gun and committed suicide by turning the gun on himself, November 26, 1936, in Newport, California.

In 2001, he was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]].

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Johnny Albanese

2014-04-16T07:16:30Z

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Albanese was shot and killed by a man who approached him in the street and demanded money.

Category:Irish American Boxers

2013-11-09T06:53:35Z

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Billy Conn
Packey McFarland
Terry McGovern
Dave Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Ike Weir
Dave Shade
Joe Shugrue
Jack McClelland
Jim Scanlan

Category:Irish American Boxers

2013-11-09T06:53:08Z

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Billy Conn
Packey McFarland
Terry McGovern
Dave Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Ike Weir
Joe Shugrue
Jack McClelland
Jim Scanlan

Category:Irish American Boxers

2013-11-09T06:52:15Z

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Billy Conn
Packey McFarland
Dave Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Joe Shugrue
Jack McClelland
Jim Scanlan

Category:Irish American Boxers

2013-11-09T06:50:44Z

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Billy Conn
Packey McFarland
Dave Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Tom Sharkey
Jim Scanlan

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2013-11-09T06:50:17Z

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Billy Conn
Packey McFarland
Dave Sullivan
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Jim Scanlan

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2013-11-09T06:49:37Z

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Billy Conn
Dave Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Jim Scanlan

Category:Croatian American Boxers

2013-10-23T08:44:28Z

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Jack and Joey Katkish were also Croatian.

Patsy McKenna (Died 1910)

2013-10-20T11:33:49Z

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Patsy died of Pneumonia at age 27.

Human:666932

2013-10-16T08:15:32Z

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Bob Smith was the brother of Mysterious Billy Smith.

Libro (Lee) Sala

2013-10-13T22:48:04Z

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Libro (Lee) Sala

2013-10-13T22:24:01Z

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Víctor Emilio Galíndez

2013-10-05T08:29:08Z

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==Biography==
Boxer. Two-time [[WBA]] Light Heavyweight World Champion (12/7/1974 - 9/15/1978 and 4/14/1979- 11/30/1979). He was forced to retire after undergoing surgery to repair two detached retinas. In his retirement, he devoted to become a race car driver (Turismo Carretera category). On October 25, 1980, during a race, his car broke down. When he and his co-driver, Antonio Lizeviche, were waiting for assistence, another car, out of control, ran over both men, killing them instantly.

== Olympic games results ==
'''1968''' (as a Light middleweight)
*Lost to [[Aldo Bentini]] (Italy) 0-5

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title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
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[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
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Bill McKinnon

2013-09-26T07:03:04Z

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A biography of McKinnon appears in the 3/10/1912 issue of the Boston Herald (page 33).

Sergio Gabriel Martinez

2013-09-21T07:32:22Z

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[[file:Pavlik martinez005.JPG|thumb|Martinez dethrones [[Kelly Pavlik]]]]
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'''Trainers:''' [[Gabriel Sarmiento]], [[Juan Leon Diaz]], [[Pablo Daniel Sarmiento]] 
'''Managers:''' [[Ricardo Sanchez Atocha]], [[Lou DiBella|DiBella Entertainment]]
 

==World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Champion (2009-10)
*[[WBC]] (2010-11), [[WBO]] (2010) & [[The Ring Magazine]] Middleweight Champion (2010-present)

==Regional Titles==
*[[WBO]] Latino Welterweight
*Argentine (FAB) Welterweight
*[[IBO]] Light Middleweight
*[[WBC]] Latino Super Welterweight

==Awards==
*2010 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|BWAA]] Fighter of the Year
*2010 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|The Ring Magazine]] Fighter of the Year
*2010 ESPN Fighter of the Year

==Amateur Highlights==
*Began boxing at the age of 20.
*1997 Argentine National Champion at welterweight
*Participated at the 1997 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary at light middleweight, beating [[Jani Rauhala]] and losing to [[Adrian Diaconu]]

==Athletic Background Before Boxing==
*Football (soccer) player
*Professional cyclist

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title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
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title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
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[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Argentine World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]

Dave Holly

2013-09-10T20:00:42Z

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'''Managers''' [[Doc Nolte]], [[Billy McCarney]]
* Holly died July 25, 1912 at his home in Camden, New Jersey, of an infection after being bitten by a dog.
* [[:Image:Holly.Dave.Obit.jpg|Obituary]]

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Holly participated in a Battle Royal at the Broadway A.C. in Philadelphia on 3/5/1900. The other participants were Ben Harris, Tody Banks, Olle Tolson and Dave Everson. Harris and Banks were the only two left standing.

The linked fight record was compiled by Luckett Davis, almost entirely from the Philadelphia Item.

Dave Holly

2013-09-10T20:00:18Z

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[[file:Holly.Dave.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Dave Holly 1881-1912]]
<boxer>011016</boxer>
'''Managers''' [[Doc Nolte]], [[Billy McCarney]]
* Holly died July 25, 1912 at his home in Camden, New Jersey, of an infection after being bitten by a dog.
* [[:Image:Holly.Dave.Obit.jpg|Obituary]]

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Holly participated in a Battle Royal at the Broadway A.C. in Philadelphis on 3/5/1900. The other participants were Ben Harris, Tody Banks, Olle Tolson and Dave Everson. Harris and Banks were the only two left standing.

The linked fight record was compiled by Luckett Davis, almost entirely from the Philadelphia Item.

Jack (Kid) Wolfe

2013-08-31T05:26:38Z

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'''Manager:''' [[Tommy McGinty]] 
[[:Image:Wolfe.Jack.Kid.jpg|Photo #2]]
 

'''Jack (Kid) Wolfe''', of Hebrew heritage, was the first recognized world champion of the Junior Featherweight class, in 1922. Wolfe defeated [[Joe Lynch (Boxer)|Joe Lynch]] for the title and lost it a year later in 1923 to [[Carl Duane]].

The 8/7/1912 Cleveland Leader claimed that Wolfe was born in Russia.

[[Category:World Super Bantamweight Champions|Wolfe, Jack (Kid)]][[Category:American World Champions|Wolfe, Jack (Kid)]][[Category:Jewish Boxers|Wolfe, Jack (Kid)]]

Jesse Goss

2013-07-27T18:04:31Z

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Jesse Goss would later become trainer for lightweight champion, Ike Williams.

Al Gainer

2013-05-09T05:02:25Z

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'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Mele]] 

Listed as Nelson Allen Gainer on his death certificate.
*Another [[:Image:Gainer.Al.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:File:Gainer-al-lewis-john-henry-1938.jpg|Photo #3]]
*CBZ page: [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gainer-al.htm]

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Al Gainer

2013-05-09T05:02:05Z

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<boxer>021892</boxer>
'''Division:''' Light Heavyweight 
'''Manager:''' [[Al Mele]] 

Listed as Nelson Allan Gainer on his death certificate.
*Another [[:Image:Gainer.Al.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:File:Gainer-al-lewis-john-henry-1938.jpg|Photo #3]]
*CBZ page: [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gainer-al.htm]

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[[Category:African American Boxers]]