George Colton - Revision history

Dan at 22:23, 28 January 2006

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	* Colton was a member of the U. S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Ft. Bragg, before turning professional. As a member of the Ft. Bragg boxing team, he won a decision over 1960 U. S. 118-pound Olympian [[Jerry Armstrong]] prior to the Rome Olympics.		* Colton was a member of the U. S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Ft. Bragg, before turning professional. As a member of the Ft. Bragg boxing team, he won a decision over 1960 U. S. 118-pound Olympian [[Jerry Armstrong]] prior to the Rome Olympics.
	* He was an aggressive, slam-bang, hard-hitting featherweight whose busy left hook to head and body was his favorite punch. Colton was able to beat some of New England's best featherweights mostly on guts and conditioning.		* He was an aggressive, slam-bang, hard-hitting featherweight whose busy left hook to head and body was his favorite punch. Colton was able to beat some of New England's best featherweights mostly on guts and conditioning.
	* Colton was inactive in 1964-65, due to a pinched nerve in his neck. He attempted a comeback in 1966, but had to retire due the recurrence of the injury.		* Colton was inactive in 1964-65, due to a pinched nerve in his neck. He attempted a comeback in 1966, but had to retire due to the recurrence of the injury.
	* On September 10, 2001, Colton was inducted into the [[New England Veteran Hall of Fame]].		* On September 10, 2001, Colton was inducted into the [[New England Veteran Hall of Fame]].

	<small>Record courtesy of Dan Cuoco, [[International Boxing Research Organization]] (IBRO)</small>		<small>Record courtesy of Dan Cuoco, [[International Boxing Research Organization]] (IBRO)</small>

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	George ~~was a member of the U~~. ~~S. Army~~'~~s 82nd Airborne~~ Division stationed at Ft Bragg before turning professional. As a member of the Ft Bragg boxing team he won a decision over 1960 U. S. 118-pound Olympian Jerry Armstrong prior to the Rome Olympics. He was an aggressive, slam bang, hard-hitting featherweight whose busy left hook to head and body was his favorite punch. George was able to beat some of New England'~~s best featherweights mostly on guts and conditioning.~~		[[file:Colton.George.jpg\|left\|175px\|photo]]
	~~Colton was inactive in 1964-65, due to a pinched nerve in his neck. He attempted a comeback in 1966, but had to retire due the recurrence of the injury.~~		<boxer>117914</boxer>
	~~On September 10, 2001 Colton was inducted into the New England Veteran Hall of Fame.~~		'''Division:''' Featherweight<br>
			'''Manager:''' [[Al Clemente]]<br>
			'''Trainer:''' Al Clemente
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	Record courtesy of Dan Cuoco, International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO)		* Colton was a member of the U. S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Ft. Bragg, before turning professional. As a member of the Ft. Bragg boxing team, he won a decision over 1960 U. S. 118-pound Olympian [[Jerry Armstrong]] prior to the Rome Olympics.
			* He was an aggressive, slam-bang, hard-hitting featherweight whose busy left hook to head and body was his favorite punch. Colton was able to beat some of New England's best featherweights mostly on guts and conditioning.
			* Colton was inactive in 1964-65, due to a pinched nerve in his neck. He attempted a comeback in 1966, but had to retire due the recurrence of the injury.
			* On September 10, 2001, Colton was inducted into the [[New England Veteran Hall of Fame]].

			<small>Record courtesy of Dan Cuoco, [[International Boxing Research Organization]] (IBRO)</small>

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George was a member of the U. S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Ft Bragg before turning professional. As a member of the Ft Bragg boxing team he won a decision over 1960 U. S. 118-pound Olympian Jerry Armstrong prior to the Rome Olympics. He was an aggressive, slam bang, hard-hitting featherweight whose busy left hook to head and body was his favorite punch. George was able to beat some of New England's best featherweights mostly on guts and conditioning.
Colton was inactive in 1964-65, due to a pinched nerve in his neck. He attempted a comeback in 1966, but had to retire due the recurrence of the injury.
On September 10, 2001 Colton was inducted into the New England Veteran Hall of Fame.

Record courtesy of Dan Cuoco, International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO)