BOXER

Primo Carnera

1906 - 1967

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Primo Carnera (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpriːmo karˈnɛːra]; 26 October 1906 – 29 June 1967) The Ambling Alp was the first Italian Heavyweight Champion boxer, holding the title from 1933-1934. Best known for his immense size, and status as one of the most physically imposing heavyweights in boxing history. At 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighing more than 275 pounds, Carnera became the World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Jack Sharkey by knockout. Carnera was a major box-office attraction during the 1930s, regularly drawing large crowds due to his sheer size and spectacle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Primo Carnera is the 23rd most popular boxer (down from 15th in 2019), the 1,612th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,471st in 2019) and the most popular Italian Boxer.

Primo Carnera was most famous for being the first Italian heavyweight champion of the world.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Primo Carnera ranks 23 out of 496. Before him are László Papp, Wladimir Klitschko, Jake LaMotta, Nino Benvenuti, Jack Dempsey, and Evander Holyfield. After him are Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson, Larry Holmes, Roberto Durán, Dick McTaggart, and Archie Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Primo Carnera ranks 89. Before him are Janet Gaynor, Jacques Becker, Walter Rauff, Carlo Scarpa, Lillian Asplund, and Ivan Chernyakhovsky. After him are Nazim al-Qudsi, Muzafer Sherif, John Carradine, Joaquín Balaguer, Franz Hössler, and Piero Taruffi. Among people deceased in 1967, Primo Carnera ranks 75. Before him are Julius Schaub, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Géza Lakatos, Günther Blumentritt, Marcel Aymé, and Roger B. Chaffee. After him are Osvaldo Moles, Stanisław Sosabowski, Forough Farrokhzad, Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Paul Muni, and Jane Darwell.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Primo Carnera ranks 1,612 out of 5,161. Before him are Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1844), Bernardo Strozzi (1581), Cesare Ripa (1555), Rothari (606), Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio (-181), and Vito Cascio Ferro (1862). After him are Dino Grandi (1895), Marcus Livius Drusus (-200), Matteo Carcassi (1792), Raffaele Riario (1461), Veronica Franco (1546), and Jacopo Riccati (1676).

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Among BOXERS In Italy

Among boxers born in Italy, Primo Carnera ranks 1. After him are Piero Toscani (1904), Carlo Orlandi (1910), Fernando Atzori (1942), Carmelo Bossi (1939), Aureliano Bolognesi (1930), Sandro Lopopolo (1939), Spartaco Bandinelli (1921), Cosimo Pinto (1943), Francesco Damiani (1958), Franco De Piccoli (1937), and Patrizio Oliva (1959).

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