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    Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight...
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    order. Carmen Alguindingue, Venezuelan professor and activist, appointed as ambassador to Andorra Carmen Argenziano, American actor Carmen Basilio, American...
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  • Ezzard Charles II 1955 –  Carmen Basilio TKO 12 Tony DeMarco II 1956 –  Carmen Basilio TKO 9 Johnny Saxton II 1957 –  Carmen Basilio W 15 Sugar Ray Robinson...
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    Sean Mannion, José Nápoles, George Foreman, George Scott, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio, Luis Manuel Rodríguez, and Willie Pastrano. Dundee was born Angelo...
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    world championship five times (a feat he accomplished by defeating Carmen Basilio in 1958 to regain the middleweight championship). Robinson was named...
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  • decision over Carmen Basilio, at Chicago. Once again, it would prove to be a controversial win, as most ringside reporters thought Basilio should have deserved...
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  • II Basílio (footballer) (born 1972), Brazilian footballer Carmen Basilio (1927–2012), Italian-American professional boxer Charles Fernando Basílio da...
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    best remembered for his two championship matches with hall of famer Carmen Basilio in 1955. Both fights were toe to toe slugfests with several ebbs and...
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    middleweight champion Carmen Basilio fought for the vacant NBA title on August 28, 1959, and Fullmer won the crown when he TKOed Basilio in the 14th round...
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    and other locals to honor Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus; the village of Canastota inaugurated the...
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  • he would regain it in a 1955 title match against welterweight champ Carmen Basilio, another fight considered to be fixed. By 1959, Carbo and his partner...
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    Ward was the first fighter to achieve this since Rocky Marciano and Carmen Basilio each did so in the 1950s. Ward made approximately $3 million in earnings...
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  • included former boxing champions Willie Pep, Jake LaMotta, Beau Jack, and Carmen Basilio. Janiro was portrayed by Kevin Mahon in Martin Scorsese's biopic of...
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  • over twenty world champions, including Jake LaMotta, Henry Armstrong, Carmen Basilio, Fritzie Zivic, Pone Kingpetch, Rocky Graziano, Ingemar Johansson, and...
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  • Muhammad Ali Vitali Klitschko Canelo Álvarez Marvelous Marvin Hagler Carmen Basilio Christy Martin Randall "Tex" Cobb Chris Eubank Tommy Farr George Foreman...
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  • 1953 – Kid Gavilán 1954 – Bobo Olson 1955 – Carmen Basilio 1956 – Floyd Patterson 1957 – Carmen Basilio (2) 1958 – Archie Moore 1959 – Ingemar Johansson...
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  • Rocky Marciano (2) 1955: Rocky Marciano (3) 1956: Floyd Patterson 1957: Carmen Basilio 1958: Ingemar Johansson 1959: Ingemar Johansson (2) 1960: Floyd Patterson...
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  • February 15, 1951. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. "Basilio now vacates Welterweight crown under new ruling". Democrat and Chronicle...
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  • also fought Carmen Basilio three times in his career. The first fight was held at Chicago Stadium; Graham won by a unanimous decision. Basilio won the second...
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  • Backus, who is the nephew of boxing legend and former world champion Carmen Basilio, started his career by winning only 7 of his first 19 bouts. In 1964...
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    Historic Places. Canastota has produced two world boxing champions: Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus--and is the location of the International Boxing Hall...
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  • Antonio Barrera Miguel Barrera Monte Barrett Riddick Bowe Yan Bartelemí Carmen Basilio Brian Battease Roberto Benitez Wilfred Benítez Nigel Benn Robert Berridge...
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    not always the rule. Commonly known in-fighters are: Henry Armstrong Carmen Basilio Bennie Briscoe Julio Cesar Chavez Isaac Cruz Jack Dempsey Roberto Duran...
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  • administrators who serve or have served on the Le Moyne campus are: Carmen Basilio (1927–2012), former physical education teacher at Le Moyne and a former...
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  • February 15, 1951. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. "Basilio now vacates Welterweight crown under new ruling". Democrat and Chronicle...
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    to be the color commentator for CBS during the boxing match between Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson. She was said to have been the first female boxing...
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  • retains the NBA world Middleweight title with a twelfth-round knockout of Carmen Basilio, at Salt Lake City. September 22 – In a rematch for the world Flyweight...
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  • February 15, 1951. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. "Basilio now vacates Welterweight crown under new ruling". Democrat and Chronicle...
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  • 1957-05-01 1957-09-23 Sugar Ray Robinson World 1957-09-23 1958-03-25 Carmen Basilio World 1958-03-25 1960-01-22 Sugar Ray Robinson The Ring Magazine title...
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    husband, she had also helped promote fights of Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio, among others. Eaton died in November 7, 1987 after a being sick for...
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