Owen Phelps
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Name: Owen Phelps
Alias: Roughhouse Nelson, Cowboy Phelps
Birth Name: Guy Owen Phelps
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona, USA
Birthplace: Mesa, Arizona, USA
Died: 1991-07-12 (Age:86)
Height: 177cm
Reach: 185cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Phelps was also known as the Mesa "Cactus Man." His brother Lloyd Phelps was also a boxer. Phelps used the named Roughhouse Nelson at the beginning of his career, until roughly around the time of his high profile bout with world middleweight champion Harry Greb.
Was frequently referred to as "Cowboy Phelps". Phelps worked in road construction after his career, residing in Spingerville, Arizona at the time of his death.