Ralph Cronin
Name: Ralph Cronin
Alias: Sailor
Hometown: Boise, Idaho, USA
Died: 1989-10-00 (Age:75)
Pro Boxer: Record
Ralph "Sailor" Cronin (real name Ralph Warner Croner) was born on October 18th 1913 in Camas County, Idaho. His father was on the boxing team at the University of Nebraska and Ralph started boxing at the age of 15.
Cronin fought mainly out of San Francisco, but was also a fixture in several parts of the northwestern United States. Possibly his biggest fight, although not listed, was July 4th, 1939 in Hailey, Idaho against Billy Pryor, who was fighting out of Boise at the time. Cronin lost this fight in the second round.
Ralph Cronin worked as a sparring partner for several top fighters in the 1930s. Some of these fighters include Max Baer, Tommy Loughran, Lou Nova, Bob Pastor, Freddie Steele, Tiger Jack Fox, among others.
Cronin went to officer's school in Alameda, California and graduated in the top third of his class. He retired as an officer in the military sealift transport service in 1974.
He was known to have a great sense of humor, was absolutly fearless (getting in scuffles with younger men well into his 60s) and was very proud to be a boxer.
Ralph Cronin died in early October of 1989 and was buried near his hometown of Fairfield, Idaho.
Quotes:
"I just knock 'em out, I don't put 'em back in." (After hearing the complaint of an opponent who lost some teeth in a fight.)
"I never hit a guy with glasses." (conversation in a bar in Hill City, Idaho. The man took off his glasses as if getting ready to fight and Ralph simply took the man's glasses and put them on himself.)