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Willie Pep

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Real name Guglielmo Papaleo
Nickname(s) Will o' the Wisp
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Nationality American
Birth date September 19, 1922(1922-09-19)
Birth place Middletown, Connecticut
Death date November 23, 2006 (aged 84)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 242
Wins 230
Wins by KO 65
Losses 11
Draws 1
No contests 0

Guglielmo Papaleo (September 19, 1922 - November 23, 2006) was an American boxer who was better known as Willie Pep. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the south-central part of the state 16 miles (26 km Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Pep fought a total of 242 bouts during his 26 year career, a considerable number of fights even for a fighter of his era. His final record was 230-11-1 with 65 knockouts. Pep, known for his speed and finesse, is considered to be one of the best fighters of the 20th century and was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall There is currently a racehorse named Willie Pep in training with Charles Egerton.

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Boxing career

Pep started boxing professionally on July 10, 1940, beating James McGovern by a decision in four rounds in Hartford, Connecticut. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. Like many boxers of the first half of the 20th century, Pep concentrated his early fighting career on boxing in New England, and he split his first 25 contests between Connecticut and Massachusetts. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. He was undefeated during that span, and for fight number 26, he finally headed 'west', beating Eddie Flores by a knockout in the first round at Thompsonville, Michigan. Thompsonville is a village in Benzie County in the US state of Michigan. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. A couple of fights later, he travelled further west and made his California debut, beating Billy Spencer by a decision in four at Los Angeles. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

By the time Pep stepped up his quality of opposition when he met world title challenger Joey Archibald in 1942, he was already 41-0. Joey Archibald ( February 20, 1914 &ndash February 3 1998) was the former world boxing Featherweight champion Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. He beat Archibald by a decision in ten rounds and, in his next bout, challenged Abe Denner for the New England-area featherweight title. He won the fight by a decision in 12, and his status among the world's top featherweights kept on rising.

He won ten more bouts to reach 52-0, including a rematch win over Archibald, before he was given his first world championship try in October of that year. He became the world's featherweight champion by outpointing the defending world champ Chalky Wright, over the 15 round distance. Chalky Wright was an Mexican-American Featherweight boxer and world champion He fought twice more to finish the year, winning both by knockout.

Pep began 1943 by winning six bouts in a row to find himself with a record of 61-0. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. But in his seventh bout of 1943, he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Sammy Angott, another world champion boxer. Sammy Angott (born January 17, 1915 &ndash died October 22, 1980) was born Samuel Engotti in Pennsylvania. Angott beat Pep over the ten round distance, by decision. Willie was undefeated in 63 straight bouts. He won additional 58 before getting a draw. Ten days later, Pep was back in the ring, beating Bobby McIntyre by a decision. He closed 1943 winning five fights in a row, including two over future world champion Sal Bartolo and one over Jackie Wilson. Salvatore Interbartolo, better known as Sal Bartolo ( 1917-11-05 in Boston MA &ndash 2002-02-19) was the former NBA world boxing Featherweight not to be confused with Jackie Wilson (boxer. Jack Wilson ( January 17, 1918 &ndash March 10, 1956) won The second win over Bartolo was in a defense of the world title.

1944 was a very good year for Pep. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. He won all 16 of his bouts that year, including wins over world bantamweight champions Willie Joyce and Manuel Ortiz, fringe contender Jackie Lemus and Wright, who was beaten two more times, one time with Pep's crown on the line. Manuel Ortiz Partida, born May 22, 1971 in Tijuana, Baja California is a Professional wrestler who is currently wrestling the He also made his first fight abroad, because the fight with Lemus was held in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

He had eight fights in 1945, winning seven and drawing one. Some sporting events did not take place because of World War II. He beat former world champion Phil Terranova to retain the title, and had a ten round draw with Jimmy McAllister. Phil Terranova ( September 4, 1919 in New York NY &ndash March 16, 2000) was the former NBA world boxing Featherweight

In 1946, Pep had 18 fights, and won all of them, including a 12-round knockout of Bartolo and a three round knockout of Wright. Athletics Marathon August 22 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Oslo Norway Men's He had a 6-fight knockout win streak during a span that year.

Pep had 10 bouts in 1947, once again, going undefeated. Athletics Marathon August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner He retained the world's featherweight belt once that year, knocking out Jock Leslie in 12 rounds at Flint, Michigan. Flint is a city in the US state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km northwest of Detroit.

But he was severely injured in a plane crash Jan 8 of that year. Many thought he had lost something as a fighter especially after unexpectedly struggling in fights against Archie Wilmer (Pep won a majority decision) and Pedro Biesca (Pep was floored in the fourth round).

1948 was a year that would become important in Pep's life: He won 15 bouts before going into what would be the first fight of his four fight series with Sandy Saddler. Athletics Marathon December 5 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Saburo Joseph "Sandy" Saddler was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 23, 1926, and died on September 18, 2001 He retained the title by beating Humberto Sierra by a knockout in 10, and he beat former world champion Paddy DeMarco, also in ten, but by decision. Paddy DeMarco, alias Billygoat, (born February 10 1928 and died December 13 1997 was a Lightweight professional boxer from Brooklyn New York Then, on October 29, he lost the world featherweight title to Saddler in a four-round knockout. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II

After two wins, he and Saddler met in 1949. Athletics Marathon International Races August 20 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands On their rivalry's second installment, Pep recovered the world's featherweight championship by beating Saddler by a 15 round decision, and then he engaged in a series of exhibition and ten round bouts before defending the crown against Eddie Campo, winning by a knockout in the seventh. He finished that year beating former bantamweight champion Harold Dade by a decision in ten at St. Louis. Harold Dade ( 1923-03-24 in Chicago IL – 1962-07-17) was an American boxer and Bantamweight champion

In 1950, he won nine fights before meeting Saddler for a third time. Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels Those nine bouts included defenses against Charlie Riley, knocked out in five, and France's Ray Famechon, beaten by decision in 15. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Then came the third fight with Saddler, and Pep once again lost his world featherweight championship to Saddler, being knocked out in the eighth round.

1951 brought over a hint of controversy to Pep's life. Athletics Marathon International Races March 6 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Buenos Aires He won eight bouts in a row to start the year, but his ninth bout, the last chapter of the rivalry with Saddler, was his most important bout that year and the one that he lost. He was knocked out in nine by Saddler.

In 1952, Pep had 12 fights, winning 11. hmm 1952ά Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Troy He was knocked out in six by Tommy Collins but also held two wins over Billy Lima that year. Tommy Collins sometimes referred to as Tom Collins is an Irish filmmaker

Pep won all 11 fights in 1953, and entered 1954 on a 17-fight winning streak. Athletics Marathon September 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner Artistic Gymnastics 1954 World Championships Men's all-around champion Viktor Chukarin, USSR Women's After beating David Seabrooke by a decision, he met fringe contender Lulu Perez. Pep lost by a knockout in two rounds. Pep ended up winning three more bouts before the end of the year.

Pep went on boxing for 5 more years, retiring in 1960, and then he came back in 1964 and boxed for two more years. Athletics Marathon December 4 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Barry Athletics (track and field Indoor Competition March 6 &mdash Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor Mile During that last period of his boxing career, he won 43 bouts and lost only 5, but his only opponent of note during that time was Hogan Kid Bassey, a future world featherweight champion who knocked Pep out in nine rounds. Pep boxed in Venezuela, losing to Sonny Leon by a decision in ten, and in his last fight, in 1966, he lost to Calvin Woodland by a decision in six. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR

Life after his fighting career

After retiring, he and Saddler involved in a series of exhibition bouts, and in 1980, Pep sued Sports Illustrated for running a story suggesting that he threw his fight with Perez. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field World Records June 12 &mdash Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Pep won the lawsuit, and Sports Illustrated had to pay him a large amount of money because the article was detrimental to Pep's personality and not based on proven facts.

Pep remained active in boxing after hanging up the gloves, serving as an inspector and referee.

In 1977, Pep was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August

In 1990, Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame as a member of the Hall's original class. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall Pep, who enjoyed giving out autographs to his fans, worked there as a volunteer alongside fellow former world champion boxer and friend Carmen Basilio. An autograph is a Document written entirely in the handwriting of its Author, as opposed to a typeset document or Carmine Basilio, born April 2 1927 in Canastota New York, better known in the Boxing World as Carmen Basilio, is a former

As of March 2006, Pep resided at a nursing home in Connecticut, suffering from Dementia pugilistica, before his death on November 23, 2006 [1]. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Dementia pugilistica ( DP) also called chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE) chronic boxer’s encephalopathy, traumatic boxer’s encephalopathy

Pep had a record of 230 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 65 wins by knockout.

Pep was ranked 6th on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years in 2002. In 2002, Ring Magazine published a list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years in Boxing, as voted by the magazine's writers

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References

  1. ^ Stradley, Don (April 2007), “Willie Pep: 1922-2006”, The Ring 86, no. BoxReccom is a website dedicated to keep updated records of professional boxers, both male and female. 4: 71 
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