By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com
A fighter than has been lost in the shuffle in boxing has to be top welterweight contender Chuck Davey 엑소 로또 다운로드.
An amazing boxing master who was a four-time NCAA champion at Michigan State, he completed an amateur career of 93 victories in 94 fights windows 7 공식.
Born October 1, 1925 in Detroit, he was a southpaw that won 45 of 50 fights in his professional career from 1949 through 1955. He was 16-0 in 1951 with 10 knockouts and was ranked the #1 welterweight contender 다운로드.
Davey had wins over five world champions which were Ike Williams, Joe Brown, Johnny Saxton, Carmen Basilio, and Rocky Graziano. In his only title shot, after being unbeaten in 39 fights, he faced Kid Gavilan on February 11,1953 in Chicago. Down three times in round nine, he did not come out for the tenth round.
Three of his bouts were very memorable. Against Art Aragon on February 18, 1954, Davey lost a controversial split decision at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Then followed his two fights with arch rival Chico Vejar. Davey won a 10 round decision on May 7, 1952 in Chicago, then, in a rematch the following month, knocked out Vejar in Detroit on June 25.
His career from start to finish was outstanding. He earned both a Bachelor’s degree and postgrad Master’s in college, was a three-time captain and three-time MVP of his college boxing team, and was the youngest during that time, at age 17, to win an amateur national title.
His official ring record was 42 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws with 26 wins by knockout.
After retiring from boxing in 1955, Davey went on to be a successful insurance businessman, a Michigan boxing commissioner, and president of the U.S. Boxing Association.
Davey was paralyzed after breaking his neck in a 1998 body surfing accident in Costa Rica. He died peacefully at the age of 77 at his Birmingham, Michigan home on December 4, 2002.
He was inducted into the Michigan Hall of Fame, Michigan State University Hall of Fame, NCAA Boxing Hall of Fame, and in 1998 the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
I love this article on Chuck Davey and he deserves his induction in the World Boxing HOF which predates the IBHOF. It’s sad that he is mostly remembered for his loss 2 Gavilan as you point out his great wins of his career!