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	* ''Gene Coon'' was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Airforce.		* ''Gene Coon'' was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Airforce.
	* Won the middleweight championship of Alaska by defeating [[Phil ~~Houser~~]] in a 12 rounder in 1966. Former undefeated World Heavyweight Champion [[Rocky Marciano]] acted as the referee.		* Won the middleweight championship of Alaska by defeating [[Phil Hauser]] in a 12 rounder in 1966. Former undefeated World Heavyweight Champion [[Rocky Marciano]] acted as the referee.
	* Runner-up in 1954 Northeast Boxing Championships as an amateur.		* Runner-up in 1954 Northeast Boxing Championships as an amateur.
	* Runner-up in 1955 Boston AAU Championships and the Buffalo New York Golden Gloves.		* Runner-up in 1955 Boston AAU Championships and the Buffalo New York Golden Gloves.

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	* Donated 4 of his professional purses in Alaska to various charities in the name of the United States Airforce.		* Donated 4 of his professional purses in Alaska to various charities in the name of the United States Airforce.
	* Served in South Viet-Nam at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in 1966.		* Served in South Viet-Nam at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in 1966.
	* Coon boxed a 6 round exhibition with Pro-boxer, [[Norman Fletcher]], who was a army specialist in 1967 at Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base in South Viet-Nam.		* Coon boxed a 6 round exhibition with Pro-boxer, [[Norman Fletcher]], who was a army specialist in 1967 at Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base in South Viet-Nam. William Mallard was the referee.

	==Source==		==Source==

	*''Ring Magazine'', September 1967, pages 20, 35: ALASKAN CHAMP, IN VIETNAM, TO LOSE CROWN MINUS FIGHT, by Sgt. L.R. Slade		*''Ring Magazine'', September 1967, pages 20, 35: ALASKAN CHAMP, IN VIETNAM, TO LOSE CROWN MINUS FIGHT, by Sgt. L.R. Slade

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==Career Review==

* ''Gene Coon'' was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Airforce.
* Won the middleweight championship of Alaska by defeating [[Phil Houser]] in a 12 rounder in 1966. Former undefeated World Heavyweight Champion [[Rocky Marciano]] acted as the referee.
* Runner-up in 1954 Northeast Boxing Championships as an amateur.
* Runner-up in 1955 Boston AAU Championships and the Buffalo New York Golden Gloves.
* Made his pro-debut in 1963 by knocking out [[Phil Stevenson]] in 2 rounds in Anchorage, Alaska.
* According to a 1967 article about Coon in the September ''Ring Magazine'', Coon had 51 professional boxing matches, losing 6, and scoring 29 knockouts.
* Donated 4 of his professional purses in Alaska to various charities in the name of the United States Airforce.
* Served in South Viet-Nam at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in 1966.
* Coon boxed a 6 round exhibition with Pro-boxer, [[Norman Fletcher]], who was a army specialist in 1967 at Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base in South Viet-Nam.

==Source==

*''Ring Magazine'', September 1967, pages 20, 35: ALASKAN CHAMP, IN VIETNAM, TO LOSE CROWN MINUS FIGHT, by Sgt. L.R. Slade