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Billy Soose – The Champion Time Forgot
A book by Rusty Rubin and Tom Donelson

Billy Soose was an American boxer who won the world middleweight championship in 1941.

After a collegiate boxing career, Soose became a professional boxer in 1938. That same year he met Charley Burley, defeated Soose by a unanimous decision. In 1940 Soose defeated two future middleweight champions, Ken Overlin and Tony Zale. He began 1941 by defeating future heavyweight and light heavyweight title challenger Tami Mauriello and then, in May of that year, beat old foe Overlin for Overlin’s middleweight title. He never defended the title and retired in 1942 after losing a bout to Jimmy Bivins.
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1) What fighter was legendary trainer Howie Steinler’s “first” world champion ?
answer is – Danny “Little Red” Lopez
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Official Program / August 5, 1967
courtesy David Martinez
private collection

By Jim Amato

This past April 27th marked the 41st anniversary of one of the World Boxing Association’s crowning achievements. The grand finale of their eight man elimination tournament to find a successor for the deposed Muhammad Ali.
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Rusty Rubin is the managing editor of Ringsports.com

I was a bit surprised by Pacquiao’s early stoppage of Ricky Hatton, not that he won or scored a TKO, but the power that I didn’t really expect as he moved up in weight. It probably will take another tune-up fight to keep him sharp enough for Floyd Mayweather who looms on the horizon.
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1) What fighter was legendary trainer Howie Steinler’s “first” world champion ?
a) Ernie “Indian Red” Lopez
b) Danny “Little Red” Lopez
c) Bobby Chacon
d) Ruben Navarro
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This attractive white (Haines) cotton long sleeve polo t-shirt is still available at the same low cost of $15.00 each, or two for $25.00, as when I first introduced this product back in December 2007, and with shipping provided FREE to any where in the United States of America.
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