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László Papp (handballer)
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 Cuba's Teófilo Stevenson won three, followed by another Cuban 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 ... [...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 boxing, bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler (boxer), 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 April 29, 2025. Keys: : Current ''The Ring (magazine), 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 lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Torres (boxer)
José Louis "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born professional boxer who fought representing the United States. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA, and lineal light-heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Amateur career Born in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Torres began boxing when he joined the United States Army as a teenager (he was 17 years old). His only amateur titles had come in Army and Inter-Service championships, several of which he had won. Torres was still in the Army when he won the silver medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, losing to László Papp of Hungary in the final. Torres trained at the Empire Sporting Club in New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Saenz
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as ''Tuco'' as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from '' Athala'' (meaning noble) and ''Berth'' (meaning bright). People A * Alberto Abadie (born 1968), Spanish economist * Alberto Abalde (born 1995), Spanish basketball player * Alberto Abarza (born 1984), Chilean Paralympic swimmer * Alberto Abdala (1920–1986), Uruguayan attorney, politician, painter, and Vice President of Uruguay from 1967–1972 * Alberto Abengózar (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Alberto Ablondi (1924–2010), Italian Catholic bishop * Alberto Acereda (born 1965), Spanish professor * Alberto Achacaz Walakial (1929–2008), Chilean Kaweskar * Alberto Achá (1917–1965), Bolivian footballer * Alberto A ... [...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 Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ....Profile: Theunis van Schalkwyk ''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 13 December 2008) He was born in Krugersdorp, Gauteng. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eladio Oscar Herrera
Eladio Óscar 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 () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali .... 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 for 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 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-Olymp ... [...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 (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1934 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers from Sofia Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chase (boxer)
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) Charlie Chase (born October 19, 1952) is an American radio and television host best known for his work on Spike TV, The Nashville Network program ''Crook & Chase''. Childhood Chase was born October 19, 1952, in Rogersville, Tennessee. He atten ... (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, English horse race established in 1969 {{hndis, Chase, Charlie ... [...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 Brit ..., 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 London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... 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 * Semifin ... [...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 Città di 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 of Lucca, province has a population of 383,9 .... 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 officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... 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 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{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 Luxembourgish 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 (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ... 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] |