Pete Rademacher
Name: Pete Rademacher
Birth Name: Thomas Peter Rademacher
Hometown: Grandview, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Tieton, Washington, USA
Died: 2020-06-04 (Age:91)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 187cm
Reach: 196cm
Promoter: Record
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: George Chemeres
1949
Seattle Golden Gloves
- Elmer Hartie, Ft. Lewis W 3
- Art Senft, Vancouver W 3
- Chuck Pomianek, Seattle W 3 (Won Title)
1950
Seattle Golden Gloves
- Chuck Ross, Portland W 3
- Zora Folley, Ft. Lawton L 3
1951
Seattle Golden Gloves
- Bill Waltman, Yakima KO 3
- Don Brabant, Saettle KO 1 (Won Title)
National AAU, Boston * possibly the National All-American Tournament?
- H. Ehron, Great Lakes W 3
- Don Brabant, Seattle KO 1 (Won Title)
1952
Seattle Golden Gloves
- Jim Davis, Ft. Lewis W 3
- Gil Osman, McChord KO 1
- Del Clark, Faircloud AFB KO 2 (Won Title)
Olympic Regionals
- C. Hudgins, Los Angeles KO 2
- Jack Scheberies, Oakland L 2
1953
Seattle Golden Gloves
- B. Emerson, Vancouver W 3
- Richard Reyes, Seattle W 3
- Jim Davis, Ft. Lewis W 3 (Won Title)
National AAU, Boston
- H. Johnson, Air Force W 3
- B. Middleton W 3
- Zora Folley, Army W 3
- Jack Scheberies, Oakland W 3 (Won Title)
1956
Miami, AAU
- Len Kanthal, Miami L 3
Chicago Golden Gloves
- Ben Bankhead, St. Louis W 3
- Billy Smith, Memphis KO 3
- Booker Staten, Kansas City W 3
- Solomon McTier, Montgomery L 3
All-Army Championship
- Clemmie Turner, Army KO 3
- Oliver Smith, Army W 3
- John Johnson, Army WF (Won Title)
Service Championship
- Jim Stewart, Marines W 3
- Joe Uphill, Air Force W 3 (Won Title)
Olympic Trials
- John Johnson, Army-----W 3
- Joe Hemphill, Air Force-----W 3
- Hal Espey, Idaho State-----W 3 (Won Title)
Olympic Games, Melbourne, Australia
- Josef Nemec, Czechoslovakia-----KO 2
- Daan Bekker, South Africa-----KO 3
- Lev Mukhin, Russia-----KO 1 (Won Gold Medal)
Total Amateur bouts; 79 (72-7)
Trivia: Rademacher is the only boxer in history whose professional debut was a world title bout.
External link
- Where Are They Now: Pete Rademacher [1]
| Preceded by: Jack Scheberies |
National AAU Heavyweight Champion 1953 |
Succeeded by: Rueben Vargas |
| Preceded by: Ed Sanders |
Olympic Gold Medalist Heavyweight Champion 1956 |
Succeeded by: Franco de Piccoli |