Tommy Schaefer

Name: Tommy Schaefer
Alias: Fighting Leatherneck
Birth Name: Thomas Francis Schafer
Hometown: Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Blawnox, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2020-12-27 (Age:83)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 173cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Career Review

• 5 feet 6 inches tall
• Started out as an amateur in 1954
• Compiled a 60-2 amateur boxing record
• 1955 and 1956 Eastern Golden Gloves Champion
• 1955 and 1956 Pittsburg Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion
• Served in the United States Marine Corps
• All-Marine Lightweight Champion
• All-Service Lightweight Champion
• Worked as a grave digger before becoming a pro boxer
• Trained for a comeback in 1968, but decided against it
• Worked as a security guard for the City of Miami Beach Parks Department, working at Community Centers on 6th, 21st and 72nd Streets