Carl Duane (June 25, 1902 – June 23, 1984) also known as the "Bronx Steamroller", was an American
boxer in the
super bantamweight division who held the World Super Bantamweight Championship.
During his career, Duane defeated such men as
Charlie Phil Rosenberg
Charley Phil Rosenberg (Charles Green; August 15, 1902 – March 12, 1976) was an American boxer. He was the World Bantamweight Champion from 1925 to 1927. His trainers were the legendary Ray Arcel, and Whitey Bimstein, and his manager was Harr ...
, Lou Herley, Danny Edwards, Harry London, Young Montreal, Mickey Brown, Frankie Conway and
Jack "Kid" Wolfe. He was managed by Mike Valentine.
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Professional career
Carl was born in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
on June 25, 1902. His first professional fight was against Silent LaMont on April 6, 1921 winning by decision.
In 1923 of August, he met
Jack "Kid" Wolfe for the World Super bantamweight championship. Duane won over 12 rounds by
unanimous decision
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighte ...
.
Duane ended his career in 1929 after his decision loss to
Al Singer
Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer (September 6, 1909 – April 20, 1961) was an American boxer who won the world lightweight championship in 1930.
Early life and career
Singer was born in a tenement on Broome Street, part of the Jewish section in Ne ...
. His overall record was 65 fights with 43 wins by decision and 13 by knockouts, 16 losses and 6 draw decisions. Duane was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of fame, posthumously, in 1984, shortly after his death career. Duane was featured on the cover of the March 1924 issue of
''The Ring'' magazine.
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See also
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List of super bantamweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often rec ...
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1902 births
1984 deaths
Boxers from New York (state)
Super-bantamweight boxers
Sportspeople from New York (state)
American male boxers