Ted Whitfield - Revision history

Dan at 22:47, 12 April 2017

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	[[File:Whitfield-Claflin.JPG\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Ted Whitfield (right) with writer Larry Claflin: 1966~~]][[File:Whitfield Ted.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb~~]]		[[File:Whitfield Ted.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb]][[File:Whitfield-Claflin.JPG\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Ted Whitfield (right) with writer Larry Claflin: 1966]]
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Dan at 16:41, 9 February 2013

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Dan at 16:37, 9 February 2013

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	'''Manager''': [[Roger Sala]]		'''Manager''': [[Roger Sala]]

	~~'''~~Ted Whitfield~~'''~~ was a ~~highly-regarded prospect~~ in the ~~mid 1960s~~. He ~~earned~~ a ~~Top 10 ranking in the [[~~Ring Magazine]]. ~~However~~, ~~after~~ his ~~first defeat~~, Whitfield was ~~never~~ the ~~same~~.		Ted Whitfield was a gifted boxer puncher in the Ray Robinson mold. He possessed better than average power, a hard left jab, fast hands and legs and threw dazzling combinations. Ring Magazine New England
			Correspondent Don Hamill considered Whitfield the best New England prospect he had seen since Willie Pep.

			Ted started boxing in his native Buffalo, NY. He won two golden gloves titles before entering the U.S. Army. While in the service with the 101st Airborne Division he won the All-Army 118 lb title in 1962 and the All-Service 126 lb title in 1963. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1964, he settled in Massachusetts and captured the Western Massachusetts Golden Gloves Title in the featherweight class and went on to take the New England championship in Lowell, Massachusetts.

			Ted turned professional in October 1964 and over the next year and a half went undefeated in 23 fights, winning 14 by knockout. During that stretch he captured the New England Welterweight Title and fought his way into a number 3 world ranking in the welterweight division with victories over Gaspar Ortega and Charley Scott. During his unbeaten run it was rumored that Ted was hard to handle and lacked dedication. The rumors turned out to be true as a less than prepared Whitfield lost two consecutive fights in an eleven day span to Leroy Roberts and Pete Toro. Three months later a less than
			confident Whitfield met welterweight champion Curtis Cokes in Dallas in a non title fight and was knocked out in the third round. Ted stayed out of the ring for three months and returned only to drop back to back decisions to Mike Cruz in Worcester, MA and Marcel Cerdan, Jr. in Paris, France. Six months later Ted won a split decision over journeyman Dave Dittmar in Walpole and retired shortly after.

			Who knows what heights Ted would have achieved if he hadn’t squandered his god-given talents.


	[[Category: African American Boxers\|Whitfield, Ted]]		[[Category: African American Boxers\|Whitfield, Ted]]

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	~~==Career Review==~~		'''Ted Whitfield''' was a highly-regarded prospect in the mid 1960s. He earned a Top 10 ranking in the [[Ring Magazine]]. However, after his first defeat, Whitfield was never the same.

	*Highly regarded prospect in the mid 1960s.		[[Category: African American Boxers\|Whitfield, Ted]]
	*Earned a top 10 rankings in the [[~~Ring Magazine~~]].
	*After his first defeat, Whitfield was never the same.

Matt at 16:30, 11 February 2009

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	*Highly regarded prospect in the mid 1960s.		*Highly regarded prospect in the mid 1960s.
	*Some experts called him the next [[Sugar Ray Robinson]].
	*Racked up an impressive winning streak.
	*Earned a top 10 rankings in the [[Ring Magazine]].		*Earned a top 10 rankings in the [[Ring Magazine]].
	*After his first defeat, Whitfield was never the same.		*After his first defeat, Whitfield was never the same.
	*Went on a dismal losing streak.
	*Was finished in the ring by age 26.

Matt at 16:28, 11 February 2009

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	==Career Review==		==Career Review==

Matt at 22:26, 26 January 2009

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==Career Review==

*Highly regarded prospect in the mid 1960s.
*Some experts called him the next [[Sugar Ray Robinson]].
*Racked up an impressive winning streak.
*Earned a top 10 rankings in the [[Ring Magazine]].
*After his first defeat, Whitfield was never the same.
*Went on a dismal losing streak.
*Was finished in the ring by age 26.

Ric at 15:40, 3 May 2006

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