Paul Wright - Revision history

Ric: Ric moved page PaulFlyWright to Paul Wright without leaving a redirect

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	According to his profile in The Ring, May 1959, Wright lost but a dozen of 138 amateur fights, winning 42 by kayo. In 1954 he won the National and International Golden Gloves middleweight titles. In 1955-56, he won the National AAU title. ~~Paul~~ became a machine operator after graduating high school. Later he joined the Air Force (hence the ~~appellative~~ "Fly") and served four years and 3 months, part of the time in French ~~Morroco,~~ where he displayed his ring skills in boxing shows. He turned pro under the guidance of Cus D'Amato in March 1957.		According to his profile in ''The Ring'', [[Ring Magazine: May 1959\|May 1959]], '''Paul Wright''' lost but a dozen of 138 amateur fights, winning 42 by kayo. In 1954 he won the National and International Golden Gloves middleweight titles. In 1955-56, he won the National AAU title.

			Wright became a machine operator after graduating high school. Later he joined the Air Force (hence the nickname "Fly") and served four years and three months, part of the time in French Morocco where he displayed his ring skills in boxing shows. He turned pro under the guidance of [[Cus D'Amato]] in March 1957.

			View: [[US Golden Gloves vs. Europe 1931-1954]]

			{{start box}}
			{{succession box \| title=[[Chicago Golden Gloves\|Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions]] <br/> Middleweight Champion \| before= [[Bill Tate (of Brooklyn, NY)\|Bill Tate]]\| after= [[Jesse Bowdry]]\| years=1954}}

			{{succession box \|
			before= [[Bill Tate (of Brooklyn, NY)\|Bill Tate]]\|
			title= [[Intercity Golden Gloves\|Intercity Golden Gloves]] <br /> Middleweight Champion \|
			years= 1954 \|
			after= [[Rudy Corney\|Rudolph Corney]]\|
			}}
			{{succession box \|
			before = [[Don McCray]] \|
			title = [[United States Amateur Middleweight Champions\|National AAU Middleweight Champion]]\|
			years = 1955-1956 \|
			after = [[Alex Ford]]}}
			{{end box}}

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			[[Category:African American Boxers]]
			[[Category:Chicago Golden Gloves Champions]]
			[[Category:Intercity Golden Gloves Champions]]
			[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]

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			According to his profile in The Ring, May 1959, Wright lost but a dozen of 138 amateur fights, winning 42 by kayo. In 1954 he won the National and International Golden Gloves middleweight titles. In 1955-56, he won the National AAU title. Paul became a machine operator after graduating high school. Later he joined the Air Force (hence the appellative "Fly") and served four years and 3 months, part of the time in French Morroco, where he displayed his ring skills in boxing shows. He turned pro under the guidance of Cus D'Amato in March 1957.

Dan: Dan moved page Human:34919 to PaulFlyWright

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