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László Papp (clergyman)
László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. In his final Olympic competition he became the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals. He won 12 of his 13 Olympic fights without losing a round, dropping only one, in his last Olympic final, to American boxer José Torres. There was not another triple gold medalist for 20 years, when Teófilo Stevenson won three, followed by Félix Savón as the third of the three men to accomplish the feat. Amateur career Papp was an Olympic gold medalist three times, at middleweight in London in 1948, then as a light middleweight in Helsinki in 1952 and in Melbourne in 1956. Papp also was the European amateur middleweight champion as a middleweight in 1949 at Oslo and at light middlewei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1867. Chandler won, becoming known as the American middleweight champion. The first middleweight fight with gloves ''may'' have been between George Fulljames and Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (no relation to the more famous heavyweight Jack Dempsey). Current world champions Current world rankings =''The Ring''= As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion =BoxRec= As of , . Longest reigning world middleweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theunis Van Schalkwyk
Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk (14 September 1929 – 27 August 2005) was a boxer from South Africa, silver medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Profile: Theunis van Schalkwyk ''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 13 December 2008) He was born in Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the wes ... .
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Eladio Oscar Herrera
Eladio Herrera (February 9, 1930 - November 25, 2014) was an Argentine boxer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Herrera won a bronze medal in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U .... Professional career Herrera fought once in 1953 and once in 1955, retiring with a career record of 1-1. References External links *Olympic Profile* 1930 births 2014 deaths Argentine male boxers Olympic boxers of Argentina Light-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Stankoff Spassoff
Petar Spasov (born 13 March 1934) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1934 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sofia Light-heavyweight boxers {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chase (boxer) , English horse race established in 1969
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Charlie, Charley or Charles Chase may refer to: * Charles L. Chase (1828—after 1877), American politician from Minnesota * Charles A. Chase (1864–1937), American tennis champion *Charley Chase (1893–1940), American comedy actor, screenwriter and film director * Charles Chase (boxer) (1931–1997), Canadian Olympic light middleweight *Charlie Chase (broadcaster) (born 1952), American radio and television host (''Crook & Chase'') *DJ Charlie Chase (born 1959), American DJ; key supporter of Puerto Rican music and culture See also *Charlie Hall Chase The Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Wetherby over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 45 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth Webb
Ellsworth Webb (November 20, 1931 – November 23, 2017) was an American boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Professional boxing career Ellsworth, nicknamed "Spider", was a top ranked middleweight contender who fought for the World Boxing Association's (then known as National Boxing Association) version of the world Middleweight title on December 4, 1959, losing by unanimous fifteen-round decision to Gene Fullmer in Logan, Utah. He also lost to Dick Tiger but had notable wins over Tiger, Joey GiardelloTerry Downes Terry Downes, BEM (9 May 1936 – 6 October 2017) was a British middleweight boxer, occasional film actor, and businessman. He was nicknamed the "Paddington Express" for his aggressive fighting style. At the time of his death, Downes was Brita ..., Rory Calhoun, Randy Sandy, Holly Mims and Pat McAteer, among others. Webb had 34 wins and 6 losses in 40 professional boxing matches, with 19 wins and 1 loss (in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wright (boxer)
John Alan Wright (19 May 1929 – 12 July 2001) was a British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He lost in the final to László Papp of Hungary. He was born in London and fought as Johnny Wright. Biography Wright won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing for the Royal Navy. 1948 Olympic results Below are the results of Johnny Wright of Great Britain, a middleweight boxer who competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. * Round of 32: defeated Herman Schneider (Switzerland) on points * Round of 16: defeated Hector Garcia (Argentina) referee stopped contest in second round * Quarterfinal: defeated Jan Schubart (Netherlands) on points * Semifinal: defeated Mick McKeon (Ireland) on points * Final: lost to László Papp László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivano Fontana
Ivano Fontana (25 November 1926 – 24 December 1993) was an Italian boxer. He won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, losing to gold medal winner Laszlo Papp. He was born in Lucca, Italy Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one o .... 1948 Olympic record * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated John Nuttall (India) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Dogomar Martinez (Uruguay) on points * Semifinal: lost to Laszlo Papp (Hungary) on points * Bronze Medal Bout: won by walkover versus Mick McKeon (Ireland); was awarded bronze medal Professional career Fontana turned professional in 1950 and fought mainly in his native Italy. In 1952, he won the vacant Italian middleweight title with a win over Gino Campagna. In 1955, he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Cavignac
Auguste Cavignac (20 May 1928 – 21 February 1951) was a Belgian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1928 births 1951 deaths Middleweight boxers Belgian male boxers Olympic boxers for Belgium Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Charleroi {{Belgium-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Welter
Jean Welter (2 May 1901 in Esch-sur-Alzette – 23 March 1977) was a Luxembourgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Tom Kirby of the United States. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight division when he lost his fight to Donald Carrick of Canada. He was the father of Jean Welter, Jr. who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... also as a boxer. 1928 Olympic record Below are the results of Jean Welter, a light heavyweight boxer from Luxembourg, who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 16: lost t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valfrid Resko
Valfrid is a Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Valfrid Nykänen (1894–1918), Finnish World War I fighter pilot *Valfrid Palmgren Alfhild ''Valfrid'' Matilda Palmgren, as married Palmgren Munch-Petersen (3 June 1877 – 6 December 1967), was a Swedish educator, linguist, and politician. She reformed the Swedish library policy and introduced the public library system in Swede ... (1877–1967), Swedish library reformer, linguist, and politician * Valfrid Perttilä (1878–1953), Finnish politician and trade unionist {{Given name Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
