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Name: Tom Nelson
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 185cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

On April 11, 1951, he won the National AAU middleweight title in Boston, MA. His profile stated, at 6' 1" he was the tallest champion crowned. Further, he was born in November 1932, the third oldest of nine children. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in January 1950, where he was an acrobat. He worked boning meat in a wholesale plant. In the process of winning 26 of his 29 amateur fights, he won the Silver Gloves in 1949, the Golden Gloves (and a television set) in 1950, and the Diamond Belt that year.