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Pete Rademacher

1928 - 2020

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Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. As an amateur, he was a gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics. Rademacher became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional bout when he faced Floyd Patterson in Seattle on August 22, 1957. He compiled a 15-7-1 record over 23 professional bouts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Rademacher is the 163rd most popular boxer (down from 126th in 2019), the 9,620th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,366th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Pete Rademacher ranks 163 out of 496. Before him are Salvador Sánchez, Claudio Barrientos, Samuel Mosberg, Abdelhak Achik, Jan Szczepański, and Arturo Rodríguez. After him are Francesco Damiani, Alfonso Zamora, Enrique Rodríguez, Janusz Gortat, Benny Paret, and Arturo Gatti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Pete Rademacher ranks 499. Before him are Joe Morello, Nigel Davenport, Michel Brault, William Alexander Morgan, Tommy Docherty, and Carlo Giuffrè. After him are Gino Bramieri, Břetislav Dolejší, José Antonio Roca, Christian Poncelet, Juan Rodríguez, and Joaquín Capilla. Among people deceased in 2020, Pete Rademacher ranks 620. Before him are Louis Meznarie, Tommy Docherty, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Marge Champion, Ali Mirzaei, and Eric Verdonk. After him are Miguel Jones, Gregory Areshian, Seydou Diarra, Adam Musiał, Christian Poncelet, and Dimitar Largov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pete Rademacher ranks 9,622 out of 20,380. Before him are John Berryman (1914), Charles Darrow (1889), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Fannie Flagg (1944), Paul Creston (1906), and Mary Philbin (1902). After him are Justin Gaethje (1988), Doug Aldrich (1964), Jesse Lee Soffer (1984), Max Emmerich (1879), Brad Falchuk (1971), and Earl Derr Biggers (1884).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Pete Rademacher ranks 54. Before him are Bernard Hopkins (1965), Harry Spanjer (1873), Samuel Berger (1884), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Emanuel Steward (1944), and James J. Jeffries (1875). After him are Pernell Whitaker (1964), Ray Mercer (1961), James Smith (1953), Bob Foster (1942), Deontay Wilder (1985), and Frankie Genaro (1901).

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