BOXER

Carmen Basilio

1927 - 2012

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Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was a two-time Undisputed Welterweight Champion and Undisputed Middleweight champion, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title. An iron-chinned pressure fighter, Basilio was a combination puncher who had great stamina and eventually wore many of his opponents down with vicious attacks to the head and body. In 1957, The Ring magazine named Basilio Fighter of the Year and he won the Hickok Belt, a trophy that was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year. The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1955 and 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carmen Basilio is the 124th most popular boxer (down from 71st in 2019), the 7,912th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,707th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Carmen Basilio ranks 124 out of 496. Before him are Emilio Correa, Thomas Hearns, Harry Mallin, Bert Schneider, Howard Davis Jr., and Ernie Terrell. After him are Artur Beterbiev, David Carstens, Tony Zale, Bernard Hopkins, Harry Spanjer, and Zhang Zhilei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Carmen Basilio ranks 347. Before him are Marie Kovářová, Ramsey Clark, Tina Anselmi, Viola Myers, Thadée Cisowski, and Michel Scheuer. After him are Erol Keskin, Birgit Brüel, Eliseo Mouriño, Hirotugu Akaike, José Azcona del Hoyo, and Dieter Henrich. Among people deceased in 2012, Carmen Basilio ranks 322. Before him are Aleksandr Belyavsky, Art Larsen, Ervin Zádor, István Rózsavölgyi, Alketas Panagoulias, and Dara Singh. After him are Keith Campbell, Zalman King, Zig Ziglar, Humayun Ahmed, Bill Moggridge, and Valeri Vasiliev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carmen Basilio ranks 7,914 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Hunter (1946), Silas Weir Mitchell (1969), Paul Anderson (1932), Randy Jones (1952), Ted Raimi (1965), and Eriq La Salle (1962). After him are Charles Dana Gibson (1867), Lawrence Summers (1954), Sydney Lassick (1922), Brendan O'Brien (1960), John King Fairbank (1907), and Henry Darrow (1933).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Carmen Basilio ranks 46. Before him are Michael Spinks (1956), Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Bert Schneider (1897), Howard Davis Jr. (1956), and Ernie Terrell (1939). After him are Tony Zale (1913), Bernard Hopkins (1965), Harry Spanjer (1873), Samuel Berger (1884), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), and Emanuel Steward (1944).

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