| Lionel Rose | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Real name | Lionel Rose |
| Rated at | Bantamweight |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Birth date | June 21, 1948 |
| Birth place | Jackson's Track Victoria, Australia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 64 |
| Wins | 53 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Lionel Edward Rose, MBE (born June 21, 1948) is an Australian bantamweight boxer, now retired, who became the first Aboriginal in boxing history to win a world title. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An Orthodox stance in combat sports such as boxing and karate refers to someone who boxes right-handed as opposed to a left-handed fighter who is referred to as a Southpaw. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, This is an article about a class of people as identified and defined within Australian law
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Early life
Born and raised at Jackson's Track near the Victorian town of Warragul[1], Rose grew up in hardship, learning to box from his father, Roy, a useful fighter on the tent-show circuit. Warragul is a rural centre with a population of 12943 people kilometres east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. According to the boxing historian Grantlee Kieza, Rose "sparred with rags on his hands in a ring made from fencing wire stretched between trees".
At the age of 10, Rose struck up a friendship with a press photographer, Graham Walsh, who encouraged him and bought him his first pair of gloves. Aged about 15, he came under the tutelage of Frank Oates, a Warragul trainer (whose daughter Jenny he later married). Warragul is a rural centre with a population of 12943 people kilometres east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. He won the Australian amateur flyweight title at age 15.
Boxing career
Rose began his professional boxing career on September 9, 1964, outpointing Mario Magriss over eight rounds. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. This fight was in Warragul, but the majority of Rose's fights were to be held in Melbourne. Warragul is a rural centre with a population of 12943 people kilometres east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Along the way he was helped by Jack and Shirley Rennie, in whose Melbourne home he stayed, training every day in their backyard gym.
After five wins in a row, on July 23, 1965, he was rematched with Singtong Por Tor, whom Rose had beaten in a 12-round decision. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Por Tor inflicted Rose's first defeat, beating him on points in six rounds. On October 14 of the same year, he had his first fight abroad, beating Laurie Ny by a decision in 10 rounds at Christchurch, New Zealand. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand
Over his next nine fights, he had a record of eight wins and one loss, with one knockout. The lone loss in those nine fights was to Ray Perez, against whom Rose split a pair of bouts. Then, on October 28, 1966, Rose met Noel Kunde at Melbourne, for the Australian bantamweight title. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The term bantamweight usually refers to a class in Boxing or boxers who weigh between 112 and 118 pounds (between 51 and 54 Kilograms Rose won the title by defeating Kunde in a fifteen round decision.
He won one more bout in 1966, and eight in 1967 (including a thirteenth round knockout win against Rocky Gattelari to defend his Australian championship) before challenging Fighting Harada for the world's bantamweight title on February 26 of 1968, in Tokyo. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Masahiko Harada (born April 23, 1943 in Tokyo Japan) better known as Fighting Harada, is a former world Boxing champion Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rose made history by becoming the first Aborigine to be a world champion boxer when he defeated Harada in a 15-round decision. This win made Rose an instant national hero in Australia, and an icon among Aborigines. A public reception at Melbourne Town Hall was witnessed by a crowd of more than 100,000. On July 2 of that year, he returned to Tokyo to retain his title with a 15 round decision win over Takao Sakurai. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival (born September 25, 1941 in Chiba, Japan) is a former Professional boxer who won the Gold medal at the 1964 Then, on December 6, he met Chucho Castillo at the Inglewood Forum in Inglewood, California. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Jesus Castillo Aguillera (born June 17, 1944 in Nuevo Valle de Moreno) is a former Mexican boxer. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Rose beat Castillo by decision, but the points verdict in favour of him infuriated many in the pro-Castillo crowd, and a riot began: 14 fans and fight referee Dick Young were hospitalised for injuries received.
Rose was Australian of the Year in 1968, the first Aborigine to be awarded the honour.
On March 8, 1969, Rose retained the title with a 15-round decision over Alan Rudkin, but five months later he returned to Inglewood, where he faced Ruben Olivares on August 22. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Rudkin (born 1941) is a former British Commonwealth and European Bantamweight Boxing champion (1965-1970 Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Rose lost the world bantamweight title to Olivares via a fifth-round knockout.
Rose continued boxing after his defeat against Olivares, but, after defeats against practically unknown fighters, many believed he was done as a prime fighter. However, he was far from finished: he upset future world lightweight champion Itshimatsu Suzuki on October 10, 1970 in a 10-round decision, and once again, he positioned himself as a world title challenger, albeit in the lightweight division, 17 pounds over the division where he crowned himself world champion. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Despite having lost to Jeff White for the Australian lightweight title, Rose got another world title try when he faced WBC world junior lightweight champion Yoshiaki Numata, on May 30, 1971, at Hiroshima. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Yoshiaki Numata (born April 19, 1945 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a former world Junior Lightweight Boxing champion Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's Numata beat Rose by a fifteen round decision, and Rose announced his retirement soon after.
In 1975, he came back, but after losing four of his next six bouts, including one against Rafael Limon, Rose decided to retire for good. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rafael Limón (born ca 1956 is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Super Featherweight /Jr Rose compiled a record of 42 wins and 11 losses as a professional boxer, with 12 wins by knockout.
Retirement
In Lionels retirement, he had legal problems (including a conviction for burglary) but was also a successful businessman. Lionel Rose was able to manage his money and make good financial decisions, and he has enjoyed the monetary benefits his career brought him. Lionel was showcased in 2002 in the Ring Magazine section Where are they now?. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ring (often called Ring Magazine) is an American Boxing Magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing
During his off time from boxing in the 1970s, Rose embarked on a successful singing career in Australia having hits with I Thank You and Please Remember Me in 1970.
Trivia
In 1996, Rose presented young burns-attack victim Tjandamurra O'Shane with his world-title belt, hoping to speed the youngster's recovery. O'Shane, also an Aborigine, had been the victim of a racially charged attack in Cairns the previous year.
On 2 August 2007 it was reported by 'The Footy Show' that Lionel Rose had suffered a minor stroke and was recovering in hospital.
References
- 1968 Australian of the Year
- IMDd: Rose against the odds - movie
- The Deadlies - nominee for the Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport
- Australia Post - 50c stamp issue (March 2005) featuring Lionel Roses' boxing gloves
- Bill Long proudly presents Lionel Rose in his first featherweight bout against Vicente Garcia featherweight champion of Mexico (1969)
- Lionel Rose Australian : the life story of a champion / Lionel Rose as told to Rod Humphries (1969, ISBN 0207951462)
- Rose against the odds: the Lionel Rose story / Andrew Rule, adapted from John Dixon's original screenplay (1991, ISBN 0646033905)
- Stoddart, Brian & Vamplew, Wray (1994); Sport in Australia: A Social History; Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, Australia, ISBN 0-521-43513-7
- Kieza, Grantlee, Australian Boxing: An Illustrated History (1990); Gary Allen Pty. Ltd. , Paddington, Australia, ISBN 1-875169-10-5.
- Fight record: http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=011513
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Fighting Harada |
WBA Bantamweight Champion 27 Feb 1968 – 22 Aug 1969 |
Succeeded by Ruben Olivares |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Seekers |
Australian of the Year 1968 |
Succeeded by Richard Gardiner Casey |
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