Frankie Genaro - Revision history

Artur128 at 15:58, 21 May 2022

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	Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro had met 10 World Champions.		Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro had met 10 World Champions.

			== Professional record ==
			*8 opponents beaten for World Flyweight Title.

	== Olympic Games Results ==		== Olympic Games Results ==

Ric at 04:01, 31 January 2020

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	*'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]		*'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]
	*'''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]'''


	'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.		'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.

	He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title in 1923, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later. He defeated [[Frenchy Belanger]] to win the NBA Flyweight World Title in 1928. ~~Then, as summarized by his [[IBHOF]] bio:~~		He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title in 1923, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later. He defeated [[Frenchy Belanger]] to win the NBA Flyweight World Title in 1928. Although he lost that NBA flyweight title in his first defense against [[Emile Pladner]], he took it right back by defeating Pladner a month later.

	Although he lost ~~the~~ title in his first defense against [[Emile Pladner]], he took it right back by defeating Pladner ~~one~~ month later.

	Genaro made successful defenses of the [[NBA]] title against[[ Ernie Jarvis]], [[Yvon Trevidic]] and Belanger before meeting [[Midget Wolgast]], who was recognized as ~~world flyweight champ~~ by the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. The unification bout ended in a draw ~~and each champion went their separate ways~~. Genaro made successful defenses against [[Victor Ferrand]], [[Jackie Harmon]] and [[Valentin Angelmann]] until ~~being~~ knocked out by [[Victor (Young) Perez\|Victor 'Young' Perez]] in 1931.		Genaro made successful defenses of the [[NBA]] title against [[ Ernie Jarvis]], [[Yvon Trevidic]] and [[Frenchy Belanger]] before meeting [[Midget Wolgast]], who was recognized as the World Flyweight Champion by the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. The "unification bout" ended in a draw. Genaro then made successful defenses against [[Victor Ferrand]], [[Jackie Harmon]] and [[Valentin Angelmann]], until he was knocked out by [[Victor (Young) Perez\|Victor 'Young' Perez]] in 1931.

	Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro met 10 ~~world champions~~.		Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro had met 10 World Champions.

	== Olympic Games Results ==		== Olympic Games Results ==

John at 00:21, 30 January 2020

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	<boxer>039120</boxer>		<boxer>039120</boxer>

John at 21:11, 25 December 2019

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	~~[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb~~\|~~right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[~~http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html ~~click]]]~~		{{ibhof \|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html}}
	<boxer>039120</boxer>		<boxer>039120</boxer>
	'''Division''': Flyweight~~<br>~~		*'''Division''': Flyweight
	'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]~~<br>~~		*'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]
	'''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]'''


	'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.		'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.

	He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title in 1923, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later. He defeated [[Frenchy Belanger]] to win the NBA Flyweight World Title in 1928. Then, as summarized by his [[IBHOF]] bio:		He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title in 1923, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later. He defeated [[Frenchy Belanger]] to win the NBA Flyweight World Title in 1928. Then, as summarized by his [[IBHOF]] bio:

	:Although he lost the title in his first defense against [[Emile Pladner]], he took it right back by defeating Pladner one month later.		Although he lost the title in his first defense against [[Emile Pladner]], he took it right back by defeating Pladner one month later.

	:Genaro made successful defenses of the [[NBA]] title against[[ Ernie Jarvis]], [[Yvon Trevidic]] and Belanger before meeting [[Midget Wolgast]], who was recognized as world flyweight champ by the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. The unification bout ended in a draw and each champion went their separate ways. Genaro made successful defenses against [[Victor Ferrand]], [[Jackie Harmon]] and [[Valentin Angelmann]] until being knocked out by [[Victor (Young) Perez\|Victor 'Young' Perez]] in 1931.		Genaro made successful defenses of the [[NBA]] title against[[ Ernie Jarvis]], [[Yvon Trevidic]] and Belanger before meeting [[Midget Wolgast]], who was recognized as world flyweight champ by the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. The unification bout ended in a draw and each champion went their separate ways. Genaro made successful defenses against [[Victor Ferrand]], [[Jackie Harmon]] and [[Valentin Angelmann]] until being knocked out by [[Victor (Young) Perez\|Victor 'Young' Perez]] in 1931.

	:Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro met 10 world champions.		Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro met 10 world champions.

	== Olympic Games Results ==		== Olympic Games Results ==

Wouter at 08:16, 10 August 2015

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	== Olympic Games Results ==		== Olympic Games Results ==
	*Defeated [[Einar Nilsen]] (Norway) PTS		*Defeated [[Einar Nilsen]] (Norway) PTS
	*Defeated [[Jean Rampignon]] (France) PTS		*Defeated [[Jean-Baptiste Rampignon]] (France) PTS
	*Defeated [[Charles Albert]] (France) PTS		*Defeated [[Charles Albert]] (France) PTS
	*Defeated [[Anders Pedersen]] (Denmark) PTS		*Defeated [[Anders Pedersen]] (Denmark) PTS

Ric: expanded with IBHOF bio

2013-11-15T04:41:33Z

expanded with IBHOF bio

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	'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.		'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.

	He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later.		He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title in 1923, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later. He defeated [[Frenchy Belanger]] to win the NBA Flyweight World Title in 1928. Then, as summarized by his [[IBHOF]] bio:

			:Although he lost the title in his first defense against [[Emile Pladner]], he took it right back by defeating Pladner one month later.

			:Genaro made successful defenses of the [[NBA]] title against[[ Ernie Jarvis]], [[Yvon Trevidic]] and Belanger before meeting [[Midget Wolgast]], who was recognized as world flyweight champ by the [[New York State Athletic Commission]]. The unification bout ended in a draw and each champion went their separate ways. Genaro made successful defenses against [[Victor Ferrand]], [[Jackie Harmon]] and [[Valentin Angelmann]] until being knocked out by [[Victor (Young) Perez\|Victor 'Young' Perez]] in 1931.

			:Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion [[Joey Archibald]] in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro met 10 world champions.

	== Olympic Games Results ==		== Olympic Games Results ==

Ric: revamped

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	[[file:Genaro.Frankie2.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|~~Frankie Genaro~~]]		[[file:Genaro.Frankie2.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html click]]]
	<boxer>039120</boxer>		<boxer>039120</boxer>
			'''Division''': Flyweight<br>
			'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]<br>
			'''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]'''


			'''Frankie Genaro''' was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2½" and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. He won the boxing Gold Medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games.

	== Olympic ~~results~~ ==		He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. Eventually, Genaro won [[Pancho Villa]]'s American Flyweight Title, but lost it to [[Fidel LaBarba]] two years later.

			== Olympic Games Results ==
	*Defeated [[Einar Nilsen]] (Norway) PTS		*Defeated [[Einar Nilsen]] (Norway) PTS
	*Defeated [[Jean Rampignon]] (France) PTS		*Defeated [[Jean Rampignon]] (France) PTS
	*Defeated [[Charles Albert]] (France) PTS		*Defeated [[Charles Albert]] (France) PTS
	*Defeated [[Anders Pedersen]] (Denmark) PTS		*Defeated [[Anders Pedersen]] (Denmark) PTS


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	[[Category:American World Champions]]		[[Category:American World Champions]]
	[[Category:IBHOF Members]]		[[Category:IBHOF Members]]

	~~== Bio ==~~

	~~'''Division''': Flyweight<br>~~
	~~'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]<br>~~
	~~''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]~~

	Frankie Genaro (left) was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2 ½ " and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. In 1920, he won the gold medal in boxing at the Antwerp Olympics.

	He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. On August 22, 1922, he beat Pancho Villa (real name Francisco Guilledo, and perhaps the best known Flyweight champion other than Jimmy Wilde) in 10 rounds. The next time he fought Villa it was for the American flyweight title. He beat Villa to take the crown, which he went on to lose to Fidel La Barba two years later.

Delisa at 22:21, 16 October 2012

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html click]]]
	<boxer>039120</boxer>		<boxer>039120</boxer>

Delisa at 22:21, 16 October 2012

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1998<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/genaro.html click]]]
	<boxer>039120</boxer>		<boxer>039120</boxer>
	~~'''Division''': Flyweight<br>~~
	~~'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]<br>~~
	~~''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]~~

	== Olympic results ==		== Olympic results ==
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	== Bio ==		== Bio ==

			'''Division''': Flyweight<br>
			'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]<br>
			''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]

	Frankie Genaro (left) was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2 ½ " and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. In 1920, he won the gold medal in boxing at the Antwerp Olympics.		Frankie Genaro (left) was born in New York on August 16, 1901. As a youth, his ambition was to be a jockey. At 5' 2 ½ " and 112 lbs, he got a job as a stable boy, but decided he was more suited to the ring. His amateur career began in 1917. In 1920, he won the gold medal in boxing at the Antwerp Olympics.

	He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. On August 22, 1922, he beat Pancho Villa (real name Francisco Guilledo, and perhaps the best known Flyweight champion other than Jimmy Wilde) in 10 rounds. The next time he fought Villa it was for the American flyweight title. He beat Villa to take the crown, which he went on to lose to Fidel La Barba two years later.		He then turned pro, piling up an impressive string of victories. On August 22, 1922, he beat Pancho Villa (real name Francisco Guilledo, and perhaps the best known Flyweight champion other than Jimmy Wilde) in 10 rounds. The next time he fought Villa it was for the American flyweight title. He beat Villa to take the crown, which he went on to lose to Fidel La Barba two years later.

Delisa at 22:20, 16 October 2012

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	'''Division''': Flyweight<br>		'''Division''': Flyweight<br>
	'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]<br>		'''Managers''': [[Phil Bernstein]], [[Joe Jacobs]]<br>
			''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]




	'''[[:Category:Frankie Genaro Gallery\|Frankie Genaro Gallery]]

	== Olympic results ==		== Olympic results ==