| Al Silvani | |
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| Born | 26 March 1910 |
| Died | 10 January 1996 |
Al Silvani (26 March 1910 - 10 January 1996) was an American boxing trainer and actor. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as Boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated sanctioned sport
As one of the most sought-after trainers in the business, Silvani trained over twenty world champions, including Jake LaMotta, Henry Armstrong, Carmen Basilio, Fritzie Zivic, Pone Kingpetch, Rocky Graziano, Ingemar Johansson, and Lou Ambers. Giacobe LaMotta (born July 10, 1921) better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed " The Bronx Bull " and " The Raging Bull Henry Jackson Jr ( December 12, 1912 - October 22, 1988) was a world Boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong Carmine Basilio, born April 2 1927 in Canastota New York, better known in the Boxing World as Carmen Basilio, is a former Fritzie Zivic ( May 8, 1913, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania &mdash May 16, 1984) born as Ferdinand Pone Kingpetch (โผน กิ่งเพชร also known as Mana Seedokbuab (มานะ สีดอกบวบ is Thailand 's 3 times Flyweight world boxing Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City ( 1 January, 1919 – May 22, 1990) was an American Ingemar Johansson (born 22 September, 1932) is a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Luigi Giuseppe d'Ambrosio, AKA Lou Ambers ( November 8, 1913 &ndash April 24, 1995) was a lightweight boxer who fought from 1932 to
He also had a lengthy career in the film industry as an actor, stunt man, and as a technical advisor--most note-worthy a lead role in Robin and the Seven Hoods. Robin and the 7 Hoods is a 1964 American Musical film that transplants the Robin Hood legend to a 1930s Chicago He also appeared in From Here To Eternity, Ocean's Eleven, Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III. From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Rocky is a 1976 Film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Rocky II is the 1979 sequel to Rocky, a motion picture in which an unknown boxer had been given a chance to go the distance Rocky III ( 1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series.
He was a close personal friend of Frank Sinatra and hung out with Sinatra's Rat Pack. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s
Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. The modern World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California
2006 California Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee.
Fighters Trained
- Alexis Arguello
- Nino Benvenuti (Late in his Career 1968-71)
- Tom Bogs
- Mustafa Hamsho (For second Hagler fight)
- Eddie Machen
- Tami Mauriello
- Buster Mathis
- Floyd Patterson (Later in his Career)
- Al Tribuani
- Cleveland Williams
References
- The Ring Magazine, Corner Men: Great Boxing Trainers - Ronald K. Pro career "The Explosive Thin Man" suffered an unavenged first round TKO loss in his 1968 professional debut but then won 36 of his next 38 bouts which then led him to Giovanni Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938 in Izola, then Isola) better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italian former Mustafa Hamsho ( مصطفى حمشو) born in 10 October 1953 in Latakia, Syria, was a boxer who never won a world title Edward Mills Machen ( June 15 1932 - August 8 1972) was born in Redding California, on June 15, 1932. Buster Mathis ( June 5, 1943 - September 6, 1995) had a very successful career as an amateur Heavyweight boxer. Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams ( June 6, 1933 &ndash September 3, 1999) was an American heavyweight boxer who Fried
External links
- Al Silvani at the Internet Movie Database
- Al Silvani at Allmovie
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