Charlie Polite is an American boxer, born in
Holyoke, Massachusetts. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall.
Life
Born in Garnet, SC, raised in Springfield, MA, he was described as an "odd American journeyman."
Boxing career
Charlie Polite started off his career by defeating
Abe Davis,
Benny Spinola, and
Kid (John) Crockett. However, his next 3 fights ended in losses. He later fought
Joe Frazier, but lost by 2nd round
KO. He fought in 49 more fights, and compiled a record of 17 wins (6 by KO), 39 losses, and 3 draws. By the time he fought
George Foreman in an exhibition bout, he had lost 30 of 46 professional fights; in that fight, he went all of the scheduled three rounds, and kissed Foreman on the chin while the referee read the instructions.
He also fought
Dave Zyglewicz,
Floyd Patterson
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Earnie Shavers
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Chuck Wepner
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Gerry Cooney
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Exhibition boxing record
References
Boxers from Massachusetts
Heavyweight boxers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male boxers
Sportspeople from Holyoke, Massachusetts
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