Percy Price - Revision history

John at 18:56, 8 December 2024

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	'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, NJ) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy~~. He was also the last boxer to defeat [[Muhammad Ali]] as an amateur~~.		'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, NJ) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy.

	Price entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1955 and joined the Marine boxing team. ~~Prior to~~ the 1960 ~~Olympic Trials, he defeated [[Cassius Clay]], which forced Clay to compete as a light heavyweight for the trials. At the~~ trials in San Francisco, Price defeated [[Harold Espy]] to make the U.S. Olympic team as the heavyweight representative. He won one Olympic match, then lost in the quarterfinals to [[Josef Nemec]].		Price entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1955 and joined the Marine boxing team. At the 1960 olympic trials in San Francisco, Price defeated [[Harold Espy]] to make the U.S. Olympic team as the heavyweight representative. He won one Olympic match, then lost in the quarterfinals to [[Josef Nemec]]. It was later claimed that he beat Cassius clay in the trials, but this did not happen, they did however box an exhibition fight at fort Dix prior to leaving for Rome.

	Price is the last U.S. Olympic heavyweight representative not to turn professional. He remained in the Marines as a career military man, but continued to box. He won three All-Marine Championships, two Interservice Championships, and one Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Championship.		Price is the last U.S. Olympic heavyweight representative not to turn professional. He remained in the Marines as a career military man, but continued to box. He won three All-Marine Championships, two Interservice Championships, and one Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Championship.

John at 10:30, 20 April 2023

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	'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy. He was also the last boxer to defeat [[Muhammad Ali]] as an amateur.		'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, NJ) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy. He was also the last boxer to defeat [[Muhammad Ali]] as an amateur.

	Price entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1955 and joined the Marine boxing team. Prior to the 1960 Olympic Trials, he defeated [[Cassius Clay]], which forced Clay to compete as a light heavyweight for the trials. At the trials in San Francisco, Price defeated ~~Hal~~ Espy to make the U.S. Olympic team as the heavyweight representative. He won one Olympic match, then lost in the quarterfinals to [[Josef Nemec]].		Price entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1955 and joined the Marine boxing team. Prior to the 1960 Olympic Trials, he defeated [[Cassius Clay]], which forced Clay to compete as a light heavyweight for the trials. At the trials in San Francisco, Price defeated [[Harold Espy]] to make the U.S. Olympic team as the heavyweight representative. He won one Olympic match, then lost in the quarterfinals to [[Josef Nemec]].

	Price is the last U.S. Olympic heavyweight representative not to turn professional. He remained in the Marines as a career military man, but continued to box. He won three All-Marine Championships, two Interservice Championships, and one Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Championship.		Price is the last U.S. Olympic heavyweight representative not to turn professional. He remained in the Marines as a career military man, but continued to box. He won three All-Marine Championships, two Interservice Championships, and one Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Championship.
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	Price served two tours in Vietnam as a staff sergeant. He retired from the Marines in 1976 and settled in Jacksonville, NC, where he had been stationed at Camp Lejeune. Price died on January 12, 1989.		Price served two tours in Vietnam as a staff sergeant. He retired from the Marines in 1976 and settled in Jacksonville, NC, where he had been stationed at Camp Lejeune. Price died on January 12, 1989.

	~~'''~~1960 Olympic Results~~:'''~~		* 1960 Olympic Results
	*Defeated [[Ronald Taylor]] (Australia) KO 2		** Defeated [[Ronald Taylor]] (Australia) KO 2
	*Lost to [[Josef Nemec]] (Czechoslovakia) 1-4		** Lost to [[Josef Nemec]] (Czechoslovakia) 1-4


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Dale Howes at 08:04, 25 July 2021

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Matt at 14:48, 24 October 2020

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	'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy. He was also the last boxer to defeat [[Muhammad Ali]] as an amateur.		'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy. He was also the last boxer to defeat [[Muhammad Ali]] as an amateur.

Boxsoup at 06:15, 7 May 2013

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	'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born: May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) is a ~~former American~~ amateur boxer in the ~~heavyweight class~~. ~~While a member of the United State Marine Corps, Price would represent the United States~~ at the 1960 Rome ~~Olympic games~~.		'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) was a Marine and an amateur heavyweight boxer who represented the U.S. at the 1960 [[Olympics]] in Rome, Italy. He was also the last boxer to defeat [[Muhammad Ali]] as an amateur.

	== Olympic ~~games results ==~~		Price entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1955 and joined the Marine boxing team. Prior to the 1960 Olympic Trials, he defeated [[Cassius Clay]], which forced Clay to compete as a light heavyweight for the trials. At the trials in San Francisco, Price defeated Hal Espy to make the U.S. Olympic team as the heavyweight representative. He won one Olympic match, then lost in the quarterfinals to [[Josef Nemec]].
	'''1960''' ~~(as a heavyweight)~~
			Price is the last U.S. Olympic heavyweight representative not to turn professional. He remained in the Marines as a career military man, but continued to box. He won three All-Marine Championships, two Interservice Championships, and one Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Championship.

			Price served two tours in Vietnam as a staff sergeant. He retired from the Marines in 1976 and settled in Jacksonville, NC, where he had been stationed at Camp Lejeune. Price died on January 12, 1989.

			'''1960 Olympic Results:'''
	*Defeated [[Ronald Taylor]] (Australia) KO 2		*Defeated [[Ronald Taylor]] (Australia) KO 2
	*Lost to [[Josef Nemec]] (Czechoslovakia) 1-4		*Lost to [[Josef Nemec]] (Czechoslovakia) 1-4

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New page: '''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born: May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) is a former American amateur boxer in the heavyweight class. While a member of the United State Marine Corps, Price would re...

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'''Percy Joseph Price, Jr.''' (born: May 19, 1937 in Salem, MA) is a former American amateur boxer in the heavyweight class. While a member of the United State Marine Corps, Price would represent the United States at the 1960 Rome Olympic games.

== Olympic games results ==
'''1960''' (as a heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Ronald Taylor]] (Australia) KO 2
*Lost to [[Josef Nemec]] (Czechoslovakia) 1-4

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[[Category:1960 Olympians]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]