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23 October 2008

• 12:4112:41, 23 October 2008 diff hist +218‎ N Cecil Parker ‎ New page: Vernon Parker and Cecil Parker of Alabama are sometimes confused for one another. Cecil Parker went by the nickname "Cooter" but in the 1956 Ring record book Vernon was mistakenly referred...

21 October 2008

• 22:2522:25, 21 October 2008 diff hist +1‎ Joe Gray ‎No edit summary
• 15:0915:09, 21 October 2008 diff hist +11‎ Johnny Melendez ‎No edit summary
• 15:0715:07, 21 October 2008 diff hist +297‎ N Johnny Melendez ‎ New page: Son of former Puerto Rican lightweight Johnny Melendez. Came to the United States at the age of eight. Attendec Bronx Vocational High School. Started boxing in P.A.L. tournaments at age 14...
• 12:5412:54, 21 October 2008 diff hist +200‎ N Les Tanno ‎ New page: Les did not want his wife to know that he was fighting professionally so he used the name Tony DeFazio for his first four fights. Tanno was picked by the Ring as prospect of the month in J...

20 October 2008

• 19:5619:56, 20 October 2008 diff hist +105‎ Joe Gray ‎No edit summary
• 19:4519:45, 20 October 2008 diff hist +1,007‎ N Joe Gray ‎ New page: Started boxing as an amateur at age 14 and captured a number of amateur titles, including the Detroit. C.Y.O. and Michigan Golden Glove welterweight championship. He only lost 2 of 35 amat...
• 18:5718:57, 20 October 2008 diff hist +179‎ N Cliff Eskridge ‎ New page: Started boxing in the U.S. Navy. In 1954 he won the All-Navy and All-Service Flyweight championships. In 1955 he repeated as All-Navy champion, but lost in the All-Service finals.
• 15:2715:27, 20 October 2008 diff hist −1‎ Kid Gavilan vs. Walter Byars (2nd meeting) ‎No edit summary
• 15:2615:26, 20 October 2008 diff hist +988‎ N Kid Gavilan vs. Walter Byars (2nd meeting) ‎ New page: Chicago (UP) Kid Gavilan scored a unanimous 10-round decision over cocky Walter Byars Thursday night to avenge a defeat suffered a year ago and possibly to improcve his ranking in the welt...
• 15:2415:24, 20 October 2008 diff hist +889‎ N Isaac Logart vs. Walter Byars ‎ New page: Detroit (AP) Cuban Isaac Logart outboxed willing, but outgunned Walter Byars for a unanimous decsision. Logart weighed 146, Byars, 146. Judge Jack Aspery scored it 50-38, Judge Appleton sc...
• 15:2315:23, 20 October 2008 diff hist 0‎ Virgil Akins vs. Walter Byars ‎No edit summary
• 15:2215:22, 20 October 2008 diff hist +696‎ N Virgil Akins vs. Walter Byars ‎ New page: Norfolk – June 13 (UP and The Ring) Virgil Akins of St. Louis and Walter Byars of Boston were featured in a special card at the Norfolk Arena at which 2,179 fans were present and Akins w...
• 15:2115:21, 20 October 2008 diff hist +1,818‎ N Tony DeMarco vs. Walter Byars ‎ New page: Boston, May 25 (AP) “Tony DeMarco used a slashing body attack tonight to earn a ten round majority decision over Walter Byars at Boston Garden. DeMarco weighed 147 ½ pounds; Byars, 143....
• 15:1915:19, 20 October 2008 diff hist −1‎ Walter Byars vs. Bobby Murphy (2nd meeting) ‎No edit summary
• 15:1815:18, 20 October 2008 diff hist −1‎ Walter Byars vs. Bobby Murphy (2nd meeting) ‎No edit summary
• 15:1815:18, 20 October 2008 diff hist +1,676‎ N Walter Byars vs. Bobby Murphy (2nd meeting) ‎ New page: Boston (AP) Walter Byars-boxer turned tiger- is a fast-rising welterweight with an eye on a match with Tony DeMarco. Byars defended his New England crown by knocking down Bobby Murphy five...
• 15:1615:16, 20 October 2008 diff hist +797‎ N Walter Byars vs. Bobby Murphy (1st meeting) ‎ New page: Boston (UP) Walter Byars of Boston administered a sound boxing lesson to townsman Bobby Murphy last night in lifting his New England welterweight title at the Arena. Byars, 141 ¾, made Mu...
• 15:1415:14, 20 October 2008 diff hist +801‎ N Kid Gavilan vs. Walter Byars (1st meeting) ‎ New page: Boston - Mechanics Buildng “Walter Byars, 145, Roxbury, New England welterweight crown bearer, scored an upset ten round decision over former world’s title holder, Kid Gavila, 148, Cub...

16 October 2008

• 15:0015:00, 16 October 2008 diff hist +530‎ N Walter Byars vs. Willie Stevenson ‎ New page: "Walter Byars of Roxbury won the rubber match with his rival from Boston, Willie Pineapple Stevenson, an eight round feature at the Maple Arnea A.C. that attracted a small gathering in the...
• 12:5212:52, 16 October 2008 diff hist +1,076‎ N Garnet Hart vs. Walter Byars ‎ New page: “With odds of 4-1 against him, chunky Walter Byars, 144 ¾, Roxbury, Mass. uncovered a stunning upset by bulling his way to a unanimous decision over rangy, stylish Garnett (Sugar) Hart,...

9 October 2008

• 18:3918:39, 9 October 2008 diff hist +141‎ N Don Sennett ‎ New page: Don Sennett was the 1970 New England 126-Lb Golden Glove Champion. He was the Ring Magazine Lightweight Prospect for the Month in April 1972.
• 17:2717:27, 9 October 2008 diff hist +236‎ William Martinez ‎No edit summary

25 September 2008

• 20:1720:17, 25 September 2008 diff hist +291‎ N Ted Doncaster vs. Sonny Andrews ‎ New page: On the Pastrano-McNeeley undercard. Ted Doncaster, Clinton, MA connected with a vicious overhand right at 2:45 of the second round to stretch light heavyweight Ed "Sonny" Andrews for the f...

23 September 2008

• 21:2521:25, 23 September 2008 diff hist +65‎ Ken Campbell ‎No edit summary
• 21:2321:23, 23 September 2008 diff hist +279‎ N Ken Campbell ‎ New page: 1967 and 1968 126 Pound New England Golden Gloves Champion. Campbell was also a finalist in the 1967 and 1968 National Golden Gloves Tournaments. A back injury suffered in his winning bout...
• 20:4620:46, 23 September 2008 diff hist +57‎ N Paul Osborne ‎ New page: 1968 135 Novice Greater Lowell, MA Golden Gloves Champion
• 20:1620:16, 23 September 2008 diff hist +50‎ N Howard Freeman ‎ New page: 1967 160 Pound New England Golden Gloves Champion.

16 September 2008

• 17:0117:01, 16 September 2008 diff hist +29‎ Bobby Franklin ‎No edit summary
• 16:5816:58, 16 September 2008 diff hist 0‎ Peter Douvalle vs. Bobby Franklin ‎No edit summary
• 16:5616:56, 16 September 2008 diff hist +433‎ N Peter Douvalle vs. Bobby Franklin ‎ New page: Bobby Franklin, the Jewish fighter Sam Silverman has been seeking, made his Massachusetts debut (he fought once in Maine) and was edged by Peter Dovell, 145, Braintree. Franklin might have...
• 16:4016:40, 16 September 2008 diff hist +220‎ N Bobby Franklin ‎ New page: Bobby Franklin was born in Brookline, MA. He had 17 amateur fights before turning professional, with 13 wins and 4 losses. Bobby is past President of Veteran Boxers Association Ring 4, and...

18 August 2008

• 13:1113:11, 18 August 2008 diff hist +306‎ Tony Girginoff ‎No edit summary current

16 July 2008

• 17:2717:27, 16 July 2008 diff hist +35‎ N Marcelino Alicia ‎ New page: Managed and trained by Chris Rucci.
• 17:2617:26, 16 July 2008 diff hist +23‎ N Jesus Alicia ‎ New page: Managed by Pat Bartlet.

7 July 2008

• 19:4119:41, 7 July 2008 diff hist +236‎ Carlos Navarrete ‎No edit summary
• 19:3519:35, 7 July 2008 diff hist +84‎ N Carlos Navarrete ‎ New page: Turned pro in April 1961 in the Yucatan before moving his activities to Mexico City.
• 19:2419:24, 7 July 2008 diff hist +25‎ Phil David ‎No edit summary
• 19:1419:14, 7 July 2008 diff hist +8‎ Phil David ‎No edit summary
• 19:1219:12, 7 July 2008 diff hist +440‎ N Phil David ‎ New page: He began boxing at the Wego Athletic Club and in 1958 won the Regional Golden Glove 118 pound title. According to an article in the September 1962 Ring magazine he had an amateur record of...

5 July 2008

• 20:1020:10, 5 July 2008 diff hist +557‎ N Raoul Sarrazin ‎ New page: Raoul started in the juvenile Golden Gloves when he was 12 as a flyweight. In 1957 he won the Montreal Diamond Glove featherweight crown and the following year captured the lightweight tit...
• 16:3116:31, 5 July 2008 diff hist +773‎ N Bill Bailey ‎ New page: Born in San Antonio, TX. He took his fighting name from the the famous song "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home". He grew up in the Oklahoma towns of Lawton and Anadarko, atending Linc...
• 15:1115:11, 5 July 2008 diff hist +204‎ N Chino Jimenez ‎ New page: He was born and raised in Mexico where he fought 80 times as an amateur, winning 74, more than half by kayo. He began his career in 1957 as a bantamweight and in 1961 was considered an exc...
• 14:2114:21, 5 July 2008 diff hist +198‎ N Tony Herrera (of Inglewood, CA) ‎ New page: Denver Golden Glove champion in 1956 and 1957. He served in the U.S. Army in 1957 and 1958 and won the Fourth Army championship both years. In 1958 reached the sem-finals of the All-Army t...

4 July 2008

• 15:3315:33, 4 July 2008 diff hist +111‎ N Dick McCarthy ‎ New page: Lost by TKO to Guy LoConte in the 1955 Greater Lowell Novice 147 lb finals. 1955 New England 160 AAU Champion.

23 June 2008

• 23:4823:48, 23 June 2008 diff hist 0‎ Henry (Pappy) Gault ‎No edit summary
• 23:4323:43, 23 June 2008 diff hist +407‎ Paul Raymond ‎No edit summary

12 June 2008

• 18:2218:22, 12 June 2008 diff hist −61‎ Don Fullmer ‎ →‎Career Review

8 June 2008

• 00:5800:58, 8 June 2008 diff hist +1‎ Austin Killeen ‎No edit summary
• 00:5800:58, 8 June 2008 diff hist +189‎ N Austin Killeen ‎ New page: Sparring partner of lightheavyweight contender Eddie "Red Top" Owens. Ranked #7 in New England middleweight ratings by Malcomb "Flash" Gordon in his publication "Tonight's Boxing Program....