Willie Pep - Revision history

Solar95 at 06:17, 11 March 2024

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	'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''

	~~'''Pep had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost or draw in boxing history of (62-0) a record which still stands to this day.'''~~
	*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].		*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].		*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].

Solar95 at 04:46, 28 February 2024

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''
	'''Pep had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost or ~~dras~~ in boxing history of (62-0) a record which still stands to this day.'''
			'''Pep had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost or draw in boxing history of (62-0) a record which still stands to this day.'''
	*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].		*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].		*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].

Solar95 at 04:45, 28 February 2024

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''
			'''Pep had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost or dras in boxing history of (62-0) a record which still stands to this day.'''
			*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].		*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].
	*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Named [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1945.		*Named [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1945.
	*Defeated [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a 12th-round knockout to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)\|June 7, 1946]].		*Defeated [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a 12th-round knockout to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)\|June 7, 1946]].

Artur128: /* Professional Record */

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Professional Record

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	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==
			*May has defeated 9 opponents (5 by KO) in World Title fights.
	*May has a record of 11-3 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.		*May has a record of 11-3 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
	*May has a record of 13-5 (2 KOs) against former, current or future world champions.		*May has a record of 13-5 (2 KOs) against former, current or future world champions.

Magicrp at 10:31, 12 December 2018

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	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]

			==Professional Record==
			*May has a record of 11-3 (5 KOs) in World Title fights.
			*May has a record of 13-5 (2 KOs) against former, current or future world champions.
			**Won against [[Chalky Wright]] (4 times), [[Jackie Wilson]] (twice), [[Sal Bartolo]] (3 times), [[Manuel Ortiz]], [[Phil Terranova]], [[Paddy DeMarco]], [[Sandy Saddler]].
			**Lost against [[Sammy Angott]], [[Sandy Saddler]] (3 times), [[Hogan (Kid) Bassey]].

Journeymen at 10:45, 4 October 2017

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Natmaka at 14:14, 20 April 2017

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	*Became a prominent referee and a deputy boxing commissioner for the state of Connecticut.		*Became a prominent referee and a deputy boxing commissioner for the state of Connecticut.
	*Married six times. "All my wives were great housekeepers," he would say. "After every divorce, they kept the house."		*Married six times. "All my wives were great housekeepers," he would say. "After every divorce, they kept the house."
	*Suffered from Alzheimer's Disease in his final years and died at the West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on November 23, ~~2004~~.		*Suffered from Alzheimer's Disease in his final years and died at the West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on November 23, 2006.
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]

John at 06:09, 3 December 2016

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	*Retired in 1959, but returned to the ring in 1965 and fought ten more times before retiring for good at the age of 43.		*Retired in 1959, but returned to the ring in 1965 and fought ten more times before retiring for good at the age of 43.
	*Elected to ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] in 1963.		*Elected to ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] in 1963.
	*Elected to the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
	*Elected to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.		*Elected to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
	*Named the greatest featherweight of the century and the fifth greatest boxer of the century by the Associated Press in 1999.		*Named the greatest featherweight of the century and the fifth greatest boxer of the century by the Associated Press in 1999.

John at 06:06, 3 December 2016

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	~~[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]~~
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	'''Manager:''' [[Lou Viscusi]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Lou Viscusi]]<br>
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Boxsoup at 19:08, 15 May 2015

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	'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''

	~~'''Pep had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost or draw in boxing history of (62-0) a record which still stands to this day.'''~~
	*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].		*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].		*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''
			'''Pep had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost or dras in boxing history of (62-0) a record which still stands to this day.'''
			*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].		*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].
	*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	*Named [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1945.		*Named [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1945.
	*Defeated [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a 12th-round knockout to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)\|June 7, 1946]].		*Defeated [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a 12th-round knockout to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)\|June 7, 1946]].

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Bill Gore]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:Willie Pep Gallery\|Willie Pep Gallery]]'''
	*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship.		*Defeated [[Chalky Wright]] by a 15-round unanimous decision at the age of 20 to win the [[NYSAC]] World Featherweight Championship on [[Chalky Wright vs. Willie Pep (1st meeting)\|November 20, 1942]].
	*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]]		*Won his first 62 professional fights before losing a 10-round decision to former World Lightweight Champion [[Sammy Angott]] on [[Sammy Angott vs. Willie Pep\|March 19, 1943]].
	* Named [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] in 1945.		*Named [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] for 1945.
	*Defeated [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)\|~~12th-round knockout]] to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on~~ June 7, 1946.		*Defeated [[National Boxing Association\|NBA]] World Featherweight Champion [[Sal Bartolo]] by a 12th-round knockout to become the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion on [[Willie Pep vs. Sal Bartolo (3rd meeting)\|June 7, 1946]].
	* Was seriously injured in a plane crash in January 1947. The co-pilot and two passengers were killed.		*Was seriously injured in a plane crash in January 1947. The co-pilot and two passengers were killed.
	* Had a record of 134-1-1 when he lost the World Featherweight Championship to [[Sandy Saddler]] by a [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (1st meeting)\|~~4th-round knockout]] on~~ October 29, 1948. Pep defeated Saddler by a [[Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep (2nd meeting)\|~~15-round unanimous decision]] to regain the title on~~ February 11, 1949. It was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1949. Saddler regained the title from Pep by an [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (3rd meeting)\|~~8th-round RTD]] on~~ September 8, 1950, and successfully defended it against Pep with a [[Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep (4th meeting)\|~~9th-round RTD]] on~~ September 26, 1951. Their last fight was named the [[The Ring Magazine - Miscellaneous Lists\|6th dirtiest fight of all time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1997.		*Had a record of 134-1-1 when he lost the World Featherweight Championship to [[Sandy Saddler]] by a 4th-round knockout on [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (1st meeting)\|October 29, 1948]]. Pep defeated Saddler by a 15-round unanimous decision to regain the title on [[Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep (2nd meeting)\|February 11, 1949]]. It was named ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1949. Saddler regained the title from Pep by an 8th-round RTD on [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (3rd meeting)\|September 8, 1950]], and successfully defended it against Pep with a 9th-round RTD on [[Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep (4th meeting)\|September 26, 1951]]. Their last fight was named the [[The Ring Magazine - Miscellaneous Lists\|6th dirtiest fight of all time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1997.
	* Knocked out in two rounds by [[Lulu Perez]] in 1954. Many believe Pep took a dive. A late surge of betting on Perez moved the odds favoring him from 6-5 to 3½-1 and some bookmakers took the fight off the boards. A 1980 ''Inside Sports'' magazine article called "The Fix" said a boxer, identified as "The Champ," threw a fight against Lulu Perez in 1954 for $16,000. Pep filed a $75 million libel suit against Newsweek Inc, which owned ''Inside Sports''. The jury deliberated for just 15 minutes and ruled against Pep.		*Knocked out in two rounds by [[Lulu Perez]] on [[Lulu Perez vs. Willie Pep\|February 26, 1954]]. Many believe Pep took a dive. A late surge of betting on Perez moved the odds favoring him from 6-5 to 3½-1, and some bookmakers took the fight off the boards. A 1980 ''Inside Sports'' magazine article called "The Fix" said a boxer, identified as "The Champ," threw a fight against Lulu Perez in 1954 for $16,000. Pep filed a $75 million libel suit against Newsweek Inc., which owned ''Inside Sports''. The jury deliberated for just 15 minutes and ruled against Pep.
	* Retired in 1959, but returned to the ring in 1965 and fought ten more times before retiring for good at the age of 43.		*Retired in 1959, but returned to the ring in 1965 and fought ten more times before retiring for good at the age of 43.
	* Elected to ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] in 1963.		*Elected to ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Hall of Fame]] in 1963.
	* Elected to the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.		*Elected to the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
	* Elected to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.		*Elected to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
	* Named the greatest featherweight of the century and the fifth greatest boxer of the century by the Associated Press in 1999.		*Named the greatest featherweight of the century and the fifth greatest boxer of the century by the Associated Press in 1999.
	* Named the [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest featherweight of all-time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1994 and 2002.		*Named the [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest featherweight of all-time]] by ''The Ring'' in 1994 and 2002.
	* Elected to the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2010.		*Elected to the [[Florida Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2010.
	* Became a prominent referee and a deputy boxing commissioner for the state of Connecticut.		*Became a prominent referee and a deputy boxing commissioner for the state of Connecticut.
	* Married six times. "All my wives were great housekeepers," he would say. "After every divorce, they kept the house."		*Married six times. "All my wives were great housekeepers," he would say. "After every divorce, they kept the house."
	* Suffered from Alzheimer's Disease in his final years and died at the West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut in 2004.		*Suffered from Alzheimer's Disease in his final years and died at the West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on November 23, 2004.
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAvMC5DZPo Video: In This Corner - Willie Pep]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a_wt60Wn9M Video Highlights]