Tabby Lee

Name: Tabby Lee
Birth Name: Francis Lee
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Tabby Lee was in the Navy as late as 1958.

Amateur Career (partial)

He was at the Olympic Trials in 1956. His first fight in the trials was a W over highly favored Bobby Hicks.

• • 1956 Olympic Trials

• W Bobby Hicks (Seattle) PTS
• W Bobby Soitleau (Louisiana) KO1
• W John Joiner (Cincinnati) PTS
• L Harry Smith (New York) PTS

Lost in the finals of the 1955 Atlantic Fleet Destroyed Tournament to Duhart Bailey.

• In the 1956 Eastern All-Navy Tournament

• • W Fred Barry
  • W Floyd Dawkins
  • W Billy Martin

In 1956 he won the naval championship with a win over 17-year old Billy Martin

Sep 1956 defeated Charles Hyman of the Baltimore AAU.

In Oct 1956 he lost in the inter-service championships to Marine Corporal Jack Lennon.

In January of 1957 he knocked out Ruiz of Fort Devens in 1:20.

• 1957 New England Golden Gloves
  • Harry Burdick (VT) TKO1 (semi-final)
  • Paul Sullivan (MA) PTS (Final)

• 1957 Atlantic Fleet Championships
  • King Craige (Chicago) PTS (semi-final)
  • Dick Grassley (Sharpsville, PA) PTS (final)

In 1957 he was stationed on the USS Cascade (with Joe Louis Adair) and was in the inter-service championships.

• 1957 Inter-Service Championships
  • Willie Thomas (Houston, Air Force) PTS (Semi-final)
  • Bill Davis (Kansas City, Marines) PTS